9315 - Secured party's rights on disposition of collateral and in proceeds.
§ 9315. Secured party's rights on disposition of collateral and in proceeds. (a) Disposition of collateral: continuation of security interest or agricultural lien; proceeds.--Except as otherwise provided in this division and in section 2403(b) (relating to transfer by merchant entrusted with possession of goods): (1) a security interest or agricultural lien continues in collateral notwithstanding sale, lease, license, exchange or other disposition thereof unless the secured party authorized the disposition free of the security interest or agricultural lien; and (2) a security interest attaches to any identifiable proceeds of collateral. (b) When commingled proceeds identifiable.--Proceeds which are commingled with other property are identifiable proceeds: (1) if the proceeds are goods, to the extent provided by section 9336 (relating to commingled goods); and (2) if the proceeds are not goods, to the extent that the secured party identifies the proceeds by a method of tracing, including application of equitable principles, that is permitted under law other than this division with respect to commingled property of the type involved. (c) Perfection of security interest in proceeds.--A security interest in proceeds is a perfected security interest if the security interest in the original collateral was perfected. (d) Continuation of perfection.--A perfected security interest in proceeds becomes unperfected on the 21st day after the security interest attaches to the proceeds unless one of the following paragraphs applies: (1) The conditions set forth in all of the following subparagraphs are satisfied: (i) A filed financing statement covers the original collateral. (ii) The proceeds are collateral in which a security interest may be perfected by filing in the office in which the financing statement has been filed. (iii) The proceeds are not acquired with cash proceeds. (2) The proceeds are identifiable cash proceeds. (3) The security interest in the proceeds is perfected other than under subsection (c) when the security interest attaches to the proceeds or within 20 days thereafter. (e) When perfected security interest in proceeds becomes unperfected.--If a filed financing statement covers the original collateral, a security interest in proceeds which remains perfected under subsection (d)(1) becomes unperfected at the later of: (1) when the effectiveness of the filed financing statement lapses under section 9515 (relating to duration and effectiveness of financing statement; effect of lapsed financing statement) or is terminated under section 9513 (relating to termination statement); or (2) the 21st day after the security interest attaches to the proceeds. Cross References. Section 9315 is referred to in sections 9109, 9203, 9308, 9310, 9312, 9509, 9607 of this title; section 5323 of Title 30 (Fish); sections 1137, 7712.8 of Title 75 (Vehicles).