(a) Subordination of security interest in transferred collateral. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), a security interest created by a debtor is subordinate to a security interest in the same collateral created by another person if: (1) The debtor acquired the collateral subject to the security interest created by the other person; (2) The security interest created by the other person was perfected when the debtor acquired the collateral; and (3) There is no period thereafter when the security interest is unperfected. (b) Limitation of subsection (a) subordination. Subsection (a) subordinates a security interest only if the security interest: (1) Otherwise would have priority solely under § 6A-9-322(a) or 6A-9-324; or (2) Arose solely under § 6A-2-711(3) or 6A-2.1-508(5). History of Section.P.L. 2000, ch. 182, § 6; P.L. 2000, ch. 420, § 6.
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