Alaska Statutes (Last Updated: January 11, 2017) |
Title 45. TRADE AND COMMERCE. |
Chapter 45.29. SECURED TRANSACTIONS. |
Article 45.29.01. GENERAL PROVISIONS. |
Section 45.29.109. Scope.
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(a) Except as otherwise provided in (c) and (d) of this section, this chapter applies to
(1) a transaction, regardless of its form, that creates a security interest in personal property or fixtures by contract;
(2) an agricultural lien;
(3) a sale of accounts, chattel paper, payment intangibles, or promissory notes;
(4) a consignment;
(5) a security interest arising under AS 45.02.401, 45.02.505, 45.02.711(c), or AS 45.12.508(e), as provided in AS 45.29.110; and
(6) a security interest arising under AS 45.04.210 or AS 45.05.118.
(b) The application of this chapter to a security interest in a secured obligation is not affected by the fact that the obligation is itself secured by a transaction or interest to which this chapter does not apply.
(c) This chapter does not apply to the extent that
(1) a statute, regulation, or treaty of the United States preempts this chapter;
(2) another statute of this state expressly governs the creation, perfection, priority, or enforcement of a security interest created by this state or a governmental unit of this state;
(3) a statute of another state, a foreign country, or a governmental unit of another state or a foreign country, other than a statute generally applicable to security interests, expressly governs creation, perfection, priority, or enforcement of a security interest created by the state, country, or governmental unit; or
(4) the rights of a transferee beneficiary or nominated person under a letter of credit are independent and superior under AS 45.05.114.
(d) This chapter does not apply to
(1) a landlord's lien, other than an agricultural lien;
(2) a lien, other than an agricultural lien, given by statute or other rule of law for services or materials, but AS 45.29.333 applies with respect to priority of the lien;
(3) an assignment of a claim for wages, salary, or other compensation of an employee;
(4) a sale of accounts, chattel paper, payment intangibles, or promissory notes as part of a sale of the business out of which they arose;
(5) an assignment of accounts, chattel paper, payment intangibles, or promissory notes that is for the purpose of collection only;
(6) an assignment of a right to payment under a contract to an assignee that is also obligated to perform under the contract;
(7) an assignment of a single account, payment intangible, or promissory note to an assignee in full or partial satisfaction of a preexisting indebtedness;
(8) a transfer of an interest in or an assignment of a claim under a policy of insurance, other than an assignment by or to a health care provider of a health care insurance receivable and any subsequent assignment of the right to payment, but AS 45.29.315 and 45.29.322 apply with respect to proceeds and priorities in proceeds;
(9) an assignment of a right represented by a judgment, other than a judgment taken on a right to payment that was collateral;
(10) a right of recoupment or setoff, but
(A) AS 45.29.340 applies with respect to the effectiveness of rights of recoupment or setoff against deposit accounts; and
(B) AS 45.29.404 applies with respect to defenses or claims of an account debtor;
(11) the creation or transfer of an interest in or lien on real property, including a lease or rents thereunder, except to the extent that provision is made for
(A) liens on real property in AS 45.29.203 and 45.29.308;
(B) fixtures in AS 45.29.334;
(C) fixture filings in AS 45.29.501, 45.29.502, 45.29.512, 45.29.516, and 45.29.519; and
(D) security agreements covering personal and real property in AS 45.29.604;
(12) an assignment of a claim arising in tort, other than a commercial tort claim, but AS 45.29.315 and 45.29.322 apply with respect to proceeds and priorities in proceeds;
(13) an assignment of a deposit account in a consumer transaction, but AS 45.29.315 and 45.29.322 apply with respect to proceeds and priorities in proceeds; or
(14) notwithstanding (c)(2) of this section, a transfer by a government or governmental subdivision or agency.
Authorities
45.12.303
Notes
References
AS 45.12.303 Alienability of party's interest under lease contract or of lessor's residual interest in goods; delegation of performance; transfer of rights.
History
(Sec. 1 ch 113 SLA 2000)