NY UCC

UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE

ARTICLE 7
WAREHOUSE RECEIPTS, BILLS OF LADING
AND OTHER DOCUMENTS OF TITLE
PART 1, GENERAL
Section 7--101. Short Title
Section 7--102. Definitions and Index of Definitions
Section 7--103. Relation of Article to Treaty, Statute, Tariff,
                  Classification or Regulation
Section 7--104. Negotiable and Non-Negotiable Warehouse Receipt, Bill of
                  Lading or Other Document of Title
Section 7--105. Construction Against Negative Implication

PART 2
WAREHOUSE RECEIPTS: SPECIAL PROVISIONS
Section 7--201. Who May Issue a Warehouse Receipt; Storage Under
                  Government Bond
Section 7--202. Form of Warehouse Receipt; Essential Terms; Optional
                  Terms
Section 7--203. Liability for Non-Receipt or Misdescription
Section 7--204. Duty of Care; Contractual Limitation of Warehouseman`s
                  Liability
Section 7--205. Title Under Warehouse Receipt Defeated in Certain Cases
Section 7--206. Termination of Storage at Warehouseman`s Option
Section 7--207. Goods Must be Kept Separate; Fungible Goods
Section 7--208. Altered Warehouse Receipts
Section 7--209. Lien of Warehouseman
Section 7--210. Enforcement of Warehouseman`s Lien
Section 7--211. Proceeding to Determine Validity of Lien

PART 3
BILLS OF LADING: SPECIAL PROVISIONS
Section 7--301. Liability for Non-Receipt or Misdescription; "Said to
                  Contain"; "Shipper`s Load and Count"; Improper
                  Handling
Section 7--302. Through Bills of Lading and Similar Documents
Section 7--303. Diversion; Reconsignment; Change of Instructions
Section 7--304. Bills of Lading in a Set
Section 7--305. Destination Bills
Section 7--306. Altered Bills of Lading
Section 7--307. Lien of Carrier
Section 7--308. Enforcement of Carrier`s Lien
Section 7--309. Duty of Care; Contractual Limitation of Carrier`s
                  Liability
				  
PART 4
WAREHOUSE RECEIPTS AND BILLS OF LADING:
GENERAL OBLIGATIONS
Section 7--401. Irregularities in Issue of Receipt or Bill or Conduct of
                  Issuer
Section 7--402. Duplicate Receipt or Bill; Overissue
Section 7--403. Obligation of Warehouseman or Carrier to Deliver; Excuse
Section 7--404. No Liability for Good Faith Delivery Pursuant to Receipt
                  or Bill
				  
PART 5
WAREHOUSE RECEIPTS AND BILLS OF LADING:
NEGOTIATION AND TRANSFER
Section 7--501. Form of Negotiation and Requirements of "Due
                  Negotiation"
Section 7--502. Rights Acquired by Due Negotiation
Section 7--503. Document of Title to Goods Defeated in Certain Cases
Section 7--504. Rights Acquired in the Absence of Due Negotiation;
                  Effect of Diversion; Seller`s Stoppage of Delivery
Section 7--505. Indorser Not a Guarantor for Other Parties
Section 7--506. Delivery Without Indorsement: Right to Compel
                  Indorsement
Section 7--507. Warranties on Negotiation or Transfer of Receipt or Bill
Section 7--508. Warranties of Collecting Bank as to Documents
Section 7--509. Receipt or Bill: When Adequate Compliance With
                  Commercial Contract
				  
PART 6
WAREHOUSE RECEIPTS AND BILLS OF LADING:
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Section 7--601. Lost and Missing Documents
Section 7--602. Attachment of Goods Covered by a Negotiable Document
Section 7--603. Conflicting Claims; Interpleader


ARTICLE 8
INVESTMENT SECURITIES
PART 1
SHORT TITLE AND GENERAL MATTERS
Section 8--101. Short Title.
Section 8--102. Definitions.
Section 8--103. Rules for Determining Whether Certain Obligations and
                  Interests are Securities or Financial Assets.
Section 8--104. Acquisition of Security or Financial Asset or Interest
                  Therein.
Section 8--105. Notice of Adverse Claim.
Section 8--106. Control.
Section 8--107. Whether Indorsement, Instruction, or Entitlement Order
                  is Effective.
Section 8--108. Warranties in Direct Holding.
Section 8--109. Warranties in Indirect Holding.
Section 8--110. Applicability; Choice of Law.
Section 8--111. Clearing Corporation Rules.
Section 8--112. Creditor`s Legal Process.
Section 8--113. Statute of Frauds Generally Inapplicable.
Section 8--114. Evidentiary Rules Concerning Certificated Securities.
Section 8--115. Securities Intermediary and Others Not Liable to Adverse
                  Claimant.
Section 8--116. Securities Intermediary as Purchaser for Value.
                                 
PART 2
ISSUE AND ISSUER
Section 8--201. Issuer.
Section 8--202. Issuer`s Responsibility and Defenses; Notice of Defect
                  or Defense.
Section 8--203. Staleness as Notice of Defect or Defense.
Section 8--204. Effect of Issuer`s Restriction on Transfer.
Section 8--205. Effect of Unauthorized Signature on Security
                  Certificate.
Section 8--206. Completion or Alteration of Security Certificate.
Section 8--207. Rights and Duties of Issuer with respect to Registered
                  Owners.
Section 8--208. Effect of Signature of Authenticating Trustee,
                  Registrar, or Transfer Agent.
Section 8--209. Issuer`s Lien.
Section 8--210. Overissue.

PART 3
TRANSFER OF CERTIFICATED
AND UNCERTIFICATED SECURITIES
Section 8--301. Delivery.
Section 8--302. Rights of Purchaser.
Section 8--303. Protected Purchaser.
Section 8--304. Indorsement.
Section 8--305. Instruction.
Section 8--306. Effect of Guaranteeing Signature, Indorsement, or
                  Instruction.
Section 8--307. Purchaser`s Right to Requisites for Registration of
                  Transfer.
				  
PART 4
REGISTRATION
Section 8--401. Duty of Issuer to Register Transfer.
Section 8--402. Assurance that Indorsement or Instruction is Effective.
Section 8--403. Demand that Issuer Not Register Transfer.
Section 8--404. Wrongful Registration.
Section 8--405. Replacement of Lost, Destroyed, or Wrongfully taken
                  Security Certificate.
Section 8--406. Obligation to Notify Issuer of Lost, Destroyed, or
                  Wrongfully taken Security Certificate.
Section 8--407. Authenticating Trustee, Transfer Agent, and Registrar.

PART 5
SECURITY ENTITLEMENTS
Section 8--501. Securities Account; Acquisition of Security Entitlement
                  from Securities Intermediary.
Section 8--502. Assertion of Adverse Claim against Entitlement Holder.
Section 8--503. Property Interest of Entitlement Holder in Financial
                  Asset held by Securities Intermediary.
Section 8--504. Duty of Securities Intermediary to Maintain Financial
                  Asset.
Section 8--505. Duty of Securities Intermediary with respect to Payments
                  and Distributions.
Section 8--506. Duty of Securities Intermediary to Exercise Rights as
                  directed by Entitlement Holder.
Section 8--507. Duty of Securities Intermediary to comply with
                  Entitlement Order.
Section 8--508. Duty of Securities Intermediary to change Entitlement
                  Holder`s Position to Other Form of Security Holding.
Section 8--509. Specification of Duties of Securities Intermediary by
                  Other Statute or Regulation; Manner of Performance of
                  Duties of Securities Intermediary and Exercise of
                  Rights of Entitlement Holder.
Section 8--510. Rights of Purchaser of Security Entitlement from
                  Entitlement Holder.
Section 8--511. Priority Among Security Interests and Entitlement
                  Holders.
				  
PART 6
TRANSITION PROVISIONS FOR REVISED
ARTICLE 8 AND FOR THE CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLES 1, 5, 9 and 13
Section 8--601. Savings Clause; Effect on Prior Perfected Security
                  Interest.
Section 8--602. Cross-References to former Article 8; Meaning or
                  Interpretation.

	  			  
ARTICLE 9
SECURED TRANSACTIONS
PART 1
GENERAL PROVISIONS
SUBPART 1. SHORT TITLE, DEFINITIONS,
AND GENERAL CONCEPTS
Section 9--101. Short Title
Section 9--102. Definitions and Index of Definitions
Section 9--103. Purchase-money Security Interest; Application of
                  Payments; Burden of Establishing
Section 9--104. Control of Deposit Account
Section 9--105. Control of Electronic Chattel Paper
Section 9--106. Control of Investment Property
Section 9--107. Control of Letter-of-credit Right
Section 9--108. Sufficiency of Description

SUBPART 2.  APPLICABILITY OF ARTICLE
Section 9--109. Scope
Section 9--110. Security Interests Arising Under Article 2 or 2-A


PART 2
EFFECTIVENESS OF SECURITY AGREEMENT;
ATTACHMENT OF SECURITY INTEREST;
RIGHTS OF PARTIES TO SECURITY AGREEMENT

SUBPART 1. EFFECTIVENESS AND ATTACHMENT
Section 9--201. General Effectiveness of Security Agreement
Section 9--202. Title to Collateral Immaterial
Section 9--203. Attachment and Enforceability of Security Interest;
                  Proceeds; Supporting Obligations; Formal Requisites
Section 9--204. After-acquired  Property; Future Advances
Section 9--205. Use or Disposition of Collateral Permissible
Section 9--206. Security Interest Arising in Purchase or Delivery of
                  Financial Asset

		  
SUBPART 2. RIGHTS AND DUTIES
Section 9--207. Rights and Duties of Secured Party Having Possession or
                  Control of Collateral.
Section 9--208. Additional Duties of Secured Party Having Control of
                  Collateral
Section 9--209. Duties of Secured Party if Account Debtor Has Been
                  Notified of Assignment
Section 9--210. Request for Accounting; Request Regarding List of
                  Collateral or Statement of Account

	

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PART 3
PERFECTION AND PRIORITY

SUBPART 1. LAW GOVERNING 
PERFECTION AND PRIORITY
Section 9--301. Law Governing Perfection and Priority of Security
                  Interests
Section 9--302. Law Governing Perfection and Priority of Agricultural
                  Liens
Section 9--303. Law Governing Perfection and Priority of Security
                  Interests in Goods Covered by a Certificate of Title
Section 9--304. Law Governing Perfection and Priority of Security
                  Interests in Deposit Accounts
Section 9--305. Law Governing Perfection and Priority of Security
                  Interests in Investment Property
Section 9--306. Law Governing Perfection and Priority of Security
                  Interests in Letter-of-credit Rights
Section 9--307. Location of Debtor

SUBPART 2. PERFECTION
Section 9--308. When Security Interest or Agricultural Lien Is
                  Perfected: Continuity of Perfection
Section 9--309. Security Interest Perfected upon Attachment
Section 9--310. When Filing Required to Perfect Security Interest or
                  Agricultural Lien; Security Interests and Agricultural
                  Liens to Which Filing Provisions Do Not Apply
Section 9--311. Perfection of Security Interests in Property Subject to
                  Certain Statutes, Regulations, and Treaties
Section 9--312. Perfection of Security Interests in Chattel Paper,
                  Deposit Accounts, Documents, Goods Covered by
                  Documents, Instruments, Investment Property,
                  Letter-of-credit Rights, and Money; Perfection by
                  Permissive Filing; Temporary Perfection Without Filing
                  or Transfer of Possession
Section 9--313. When Possession by or Delivery to Secured Party Perfects
                  Security Interest Without Filing
Section 9--314. Perfection by Control
Section 9--315. Secured Party`s Rights on Disposition of Collateral and
                  in Proceeds
Section 9--316. Continued Perfection of Security Interest Following
                  Change in Governing Law
				  
SUBPART 3. PRIORITY
Section 9--317. Interests That Take Priority over or Take Free of
                  Security Interest or Agricultural Lien
Section 9--318. No Interest Retained in Right to Payment That Is Sold;
                  Rights and Title of Seller of Account or Chattel Paper
                  with Respect to Creditors and Purchasers
Section 9-319. Rights and Title of Consignee With Respect to Creditors
                  and Purchasers
Section 9-320. Buyer of Goods
Section 9-321. Licensee of General Intangible and Lessee of Goods in
                  Ordinary Course of Business
Section 9-322.  Priorities among Conflicting Security Interests in and
                  Agricultural Liens on Same Collateral
Section 9-323. Future Advances
Section 9-324. Priority of Purchase-money Security Interests
Section 9-325. Priority of Security Interests in Transferred Collateral
Section 9-326. Priority of Security Interests Created by New Debtor
Section 9-327. Priority of Security Interests in Deposit Accounts
Section 9-328. Priority of Security Interests in Investment Property
Section 9-329. Priority of Security Interests in Letter-of-credit Right
Section 9-330. Priority of Purchaser of Chattel Paper or Instrument
Section 9-331. Priority of Rights of Purchasers of Instruments,
                  Documents, and Securities under Other Articles;
                  Priority of Interests in Financial Assets and Security
                  Entitlements under Article 8
Section 9-332. Transfer of Money; Transfer of Funds from Deposit Account
Section 9-333. Priority of Certain Liens Arising by Operation of Law
Section 9-334. Priority of Security Interests in Fixtures and Crops
Section 9-335. Accessions
Section 9-336. Commingled Goods
Section 9-337. Priority of Security Interests in Goods Covered by
                  Certificate of Title
Section 9-338. Priority of Security Interest or Agricultural Lien
                  Perfected by Filed Financing Statement Providing
                  Certain Incorrect Information
Section 9-339. Priority Subject to Subordination
                        SUBPART 4. RIGHTS OF BANK
Section 9-340.  Effectiveness of Right of Recoupment or Set-off Against
                  Deposit Account
Section 9-341.  Bank`s Rights and Duties with Respect to Deposit Account
Section 9-342.  Bank`s Right to Refuse to Enter into or Disclose
                  Existence of Control Agreement
				  
PART 4
RIGHTS OF THIRD PARTIES
Section 9--401. Alienability of Debtor`s Rights
Section 9--402. Secured Party Not Obligated on Contract of Debtor or in
                  Tort
Section 9--403. Agreement Not to Assert Defenses Against Assignee
Section 9--404. Rights Acquired by Assignee; Claims and Defenses Against
                  Assignee
Section 9--405. Modification of Assigned Contract
Section 9--406. Discharge of Account Debtor; Notification of Assignment;
                  Identification and Proof of Assignment; Restrictions
                  on Assignment of Accounts, Chattel Paper, Payment
                  Intangibles, and Promissory Notes Ineffective
Section 9--407. Restrictions on Creation or Enforcement of Security
                  Interest in Leasehold Interest or in Lessor`s Residual
                  Interest
Section 9--408. Restrictions on Assignment of Promissory Notes,
                  Health-care-insurance Receivables, and Certain General
                  Intangibles Ineffective
Section 9--409. Restrictions on Assignment of Letter-of-credit Rights
                  Ineffective
				  
PART 5
FILING
SUBPART 1. FILING OFFICE; CONTENTS AND
EFFECTIVENESS OF FINANCING STATEMENT
Section 9--501. Filing Office
Section 9--502. Contents of Financing Statement; Record of Mortgage as
                  Financing Statement; Time of Filing Financing
                  Statement; Contents of Cooperative Addendum
Section 9--503. Name of Debtor and Secured Party
Section 9--504. Indication of Collateral
Section 9--505. Filing and Compliance with Other Statutes and Treaties
                  for Consignments, Leases, Other Bailments, and Other
                  Transactions
Section 9--506. Effect of Errors or Omissions
Section 9--507. Effect of Certain Events on Effectiveness of Financing
                  Statement
Section 9--508. Effectiveness of Financing Statement If New Debtor
                  Becomes Bound by Security Agreement
Section 9--509. Persons Entitled to File a Record
Section 9--510. Effectiveness of Filed Record
Section 9--511. Secured Party of Record
Section 9--512. Amendment of Financing Statement
Section 9--513. Termination Statement
Section 9--514. Assignment of Powers of Secured Party of Record
Section 9--515. Duration and Effectiveness of Financing Statement;
                  Effect of Lapsed Financing Statement
Section 9--516. What Constitutes Filing; Effectiveness of Filing
Section 9--517. Effect of Indexing Errors
Section 9--518. Claim Concerning Inaccurate or Wrongfully Filed Record

SUBPART 2. DUTIES AND OPERATION OF FILING OFFICE
Section 9--519. Numbering, Maintaining, and Indexing Records;
                  Communicating Information Provided in Records
Section 9--520. Acceptance and Refusal to Accept Record
Section 9--521. Uniform Form of Written Financing Statement; Amendment;
                  and Cooperative Addendum
Section 9--522. Maintenance and Destruction of Records
Section 9--523. Information from Filing Office; Sale or License of
                  Records
Section 9--524. Delay by Filing Office
Section 9--525. Fees
Section 9--526. Filing-office Rules
Section 9--527. Duty to Report

PART 6
DEFAULT
SUBPART 1. DEFAULT AND ENFORCEMENT
OF SECURITY INTEREST

Section 9--601. Rights after Default; Judicial Enforcement; Consignor or
                  Buyer of Accounts, Chattel Paper, Payment Intangibles,
                  or Promissory Notes
Section 9--602. Waiver and Variance of Rights and Duties
Section 9--603. Agreement on Standards Concerning Rights and Duties
Section 9--604. Procedure If Security Agreement Covers Real Property,
                  Fixtures, or Cooperative Interests
Section 9--605. Unknown Debtor or Secondary Obligor
Section 9--606. Time of Default for Agricultural Lien
Section 9--607. Collection and Enforcement by Secured Party
Section 9--608. Application of Proceeds of Collection or Enforcement;
                  Liability for Deficiency and Right to Surplus
Section 9--609. Secured Party`s Right to Take Possession after Default
Section 9--610. Disposition of Collateral after Default
Section 9--611. Notification Before Disposition of Collateral
Section 9--612. Timeliness of Notification Before Disposition of
                  Collateral
Section 9--613. Contents and Form of Notification Before Disposition of
                  Collateral: General
Section 9--614. Contents and Form of Notification Before Disposition of
                  Collateral: Consumer-goods Transaction
Section 9--615. Application of Proceeds of Disposition; Liability for
                  Deficiency and Right to Surplus
Section 9--616. Explanation of Calculation of Surplus or Deficiency
Section 9--617. Rights of Transferee of Collateral
Section 9--618. Rights and Duties of Certain Secondary Obligors
Section 9--619. Transfer of Record or Legal Title
Section 9--620. Acceptance of Collateral in Full or Partial Satisfaction
                  of Obligation; Compulsory Disposition of Collateral
Section 9--621. Notification of Proposal to Accept Collateral
Section 9--622. Effect of Acceptance of Collateral
Section 9--623. Right to Redeem Collateral
Section 9--624. Waiver

SUBPART 2. NONCOMPLIANCE WITH ARTICLE
Section 9--625. Remedies for Secured Party`s Failure to Comply with
                  Article
Section 9--626. Action in Which Deficiency or Surplus is in Issue
Section 9--627. Determination of Whether Conduct Was Commercially
                  Reasonable
Section 9--628. Nonliability and Limitation on Liability of Secured
                  Party; Liability of Secondary Obligor
				  
PART 7
TRANSITION
Section 9--700. Definitions
Section 9--701. Effective Date
Section 9--702. Savings Clause
Section 9--703. Security Interest Perfected Before Effective Date
Section 9--704. Security Interest Unperfected Before Effective Date
Section 9--705. Effectiveness of Action Taken Before Effective Date
Section 9--706. When Initial Financing Statement Suffices to Continue
                  Effectiveness of Financing Statement
Section 9--707. Amendment of Pre-effective-date Financing Statement
Section 9--708. Persons Entitled to File Initial Financing Statement or
                  Continuation Statement
Section 9--709. Priority
Section 9--710. Transitional Provision for Maintaining and Searching
                  Local-Filing Office Records
				  
ARTICLE 11
PROVISIONS FOR TRANSITION FROM ORIGINAL
ARTICLE 9 TO REVISED ARTICLE 9.
Section 11--101. Definitions.
Section 11--102. Preservation of Old Transition Provision.
Section 11--103. Transition to Revised Article 9--General Rule.
Section 11--104. Transition Provision on Change of Requirement of
                   Filing.
Section 11--105. Transition Provision on Change of Place of Filing.
Section 11--106. Required Refilings.
Section 11--107. Transition Provisions as to Priorities.
Section 11--108. Presumption that Rule of Law Continues Unchanged.

ARTICLE 13
EFFECTIVE DATE AND REPEALER
Section 13--101. Application of Act
Section 13--102. Laws Repealed; Provision for Transition
Section 13--103. Inconsistent Laws; Which Law Governs
Section 13--104. Laws Not Repealed
Section 13--105. Effective Date