Rhode Island General Laws 6A-9-201. General effectiveness of security agreement
(a) General effectiveness. Except as otherwise provided in the Uniform Commercial Code, a security agreement is effective according to its terms between the parties, against purchasers of the collateral, and against creditors.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 6A-9-201
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
- Uniform Commercial Code: A set of statutes enacted by the various states to provide consistency among the states' commercial laws. It includes negotiable instruments, sales, stock transfers, trust and warehouse receipts, and bills of lading. Source: OCC
(b) Applicable consumer laws and other law. A transaction subject to this chapter is subject to (1) any applicable rule of law which establishes a different rule for consumers, (2) any other statute or regulation that regulates the rates, charges, agreements, and practices for loans, credit sales, or other extensions of credit, and (3) any consumer-protection statute or regulation.
(c) Other applicable law controls. In case of conflict between this chapter and a rule of law, statute, or regulation described in subsection (b), the rule of law, statute, or regulation controls. Failure to comply with a statute or regulation described in subsection (b) has only the effect the statute or regulation specifies.
(d) Further deference to other applicable law. This chapter does not:
(1) Validate any rate, charge, agreement, or practice that violates a rule of law, statute, or regulation described in subsection (b); or
(2) Extend the application of the rule of law, statute, or regulation to a transaction not otherwise subject to it.
History of Section.
P.L. 2000, ch. 182, § 6; P.L. 2000, ch. 420, § 6.