A. This article does not limit the rights of a holder in due course of a negotiable instrument, a holder to which a negotiable document of title has been duly negotiated or a protected purchaser of a security. These holders or purchasers take priority over an earlier security interest, even if perfected, to the extent provided in chapters 3, 7 and 8 of this title.

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Terms Used In Arizona Laws 47-9331

  • Document: means a document of title or a receipt of the type described in section 47-7201, subsection B. See Arizona Laws 47-9102
  • Instrument: means a negotiable instrument or any other writing that evidences a right to the payment of a monetary obligation, is not itself a security agreement or lease and is of a type that in the ordinary course of business is transferred by delivery with any necessary indorsement or assignment. See Arizona Laws 47-9102
  • Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215

B. This chapter does not limit the rights of or impose liability on a person to the extent that the person is protected against the assertion of a claim under chapter 8 of this title.

C. Filing under this article does not constitute notice of a claim or defense to the holders, or purchasers, or persons described in subsections A and B.

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