A. Except as otherwise provided in subsection B of this section and section 47-9312, subsection B, a financing statement must be filed to perfect all security interests and agricultural liens.

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Terms Used In Arizona Laws 47-9310

  • Chattel paper: means a record or records that evidence both a monetary obligation and a security interest in specific goods, a security interest in specific goods and software used in the goods, a security interest in specific goods and license of software used in the goods, a lease of specific goods or a lease of specific goods and license of software used in the goods. See Arizona Laws 47-9102
  • Collateral: means the property subject to a security interest or agricultural lien. See Arizona Laws 47-9102
  • Debtor: means :

    (a) A person having an interest, other than a security interest or other lien, in the collateral, whether or not the person is an obligor;

    (b) A seller of accounts, chattel paper, payment intangibles or promissory notes; or

    (c) A consignee. See Arizona Laws 47-9102

  • Financing statement: means a record or records composed of an initial financing statement and any filed record relating to the initial financing statement. See Arizona Laws 47-9102
  • Goods: means all things that are movable when a security interest attaches. See Arizona Laws 47-9102
  • Investment property: means a security, whether certificated or uncertificated, security entitlement, securities account, commodity contract or commodity account. See Arizona Laws 47-9102
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Property: includes both real and personal property. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Secured party: means :

    (a) A person in whose favor a security interest is created or provided for under a security agreement, whether or not any obligation to be secured is outstanding;

    (b) A person that holds an agricultural lien;

    (c) A consignor;

    (d) A person to which accounts, chattel paper, payment intangibles or promissory notes have been sold;

    (e) A trustee, indenture trustee, agent, collateral agent or other representative in whose favor a security interest or agricultural lien is created or provided for; or

    (f) A person that holds a security interest arising under section 47-2401, 47-2505, 47-2711, 47-2A508, 47-4210 or 47-5118. See Arizona Laws 47-9102

  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.

B. The filing of a financing statement is not necessary to perfect a security interest:

1. That is perfected under section 47-9308, subsection D, E, F or G;

2. That is perfected under section 47-9309 when it attaches;

3. In property subject to a statute, regulation or treaty described in section 47-9311, subsection A;

4. In goods in possession of a bailee that is perfected under section 47-9312, subsection D, paragraph 1 or 2;

5. In certificated securities, documents, goods or instruments that is perfected without filing, control or possession under section 47-9312, subsection E, F or G;

6. In collateral in the secured party‘s possession under section 47-9313;

7. In a certificated security that is perfected by delivery of the security certificate to the secured party under section 47-9313;

8. In deposit accounts, electronic chattel paper, electronic documents, investment property or letter-of-credit rights that is perfected by control under section 47-9314;

9. In proceeds that is perfected under section 47-9315; or

10. That is perfected under section 47-9316.

C. If a secured party assigns a perfected security interest or agricultural lien, a filing under this chapter is not required to continue the perfected status of the security interest against creditors of and transferees from the original debtor.