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70A-9a-305. Law governing perfection and priority of security interests ininvestment property.
(1) Except as otherwise provided in Subsection (3), the following rules apply:
(a) While a security certificate is located in a jurisdiction, the local law of that jurisdictiongoverns perfection, the effect of perfection or nonperfection, and the priority of a security interestin the certificated security represented thereby.
(b) The local law of the issuer's jurisdiction as specified in Subsection 70A-8-109(4)governs perfection, the effect of perfection or nonperfection, and the priority of a security interestin an uncertificated security.
(c) The local law of the securities intermediary's jurisdiction as specified in Subsection70A-8-109(5) governs perfection, the effect of perfection or nonperfection, and the priority of asecurity interest in a security entitlement or securities account.
(d) The local law of the commodity intermediary's jurisdiction governs perfection, theeffect of perfection or nonperfection, and the priority of a security interest in a commoditycontract or commodity account.
(2) The following rules determine a commodity intermediary's jurisdiction for purposesof this part:
(a) If an agreement between the commodity intermediary and commodity customergoverning the commodity account expressly provides that a particular jurisdiction is thecommodity intermediary's jurisdiction for purposes of this part, this chapter, or this title, thatjurisdiction is the commodity intermediary's jurisdiction.
(b) If Subsection (2)(a) does not apply and an agreement between the commodityintermediary and commodity customer governing the commodity account expressly provides thatthe agreement is governed by the law of a particular jurisdiction, that jurisdiction is thecommodity intermediary's jurisdiction.
(c) If neither Subsection (2)(a) nor Subsection (2)(b) applies and an agreement betweenthe commodity intermediary and commodity customer governing the commodity accountexpressly provides that the commodity account is maintained at an office in a particularjurisdiction, that jurisdiction is the commodity intermediary's jurisdiction.
(d) If none of the Subsections (2)(a) through (c) applies, the commodity intermediary'sjurisdiction is the jurisdiction in which the office identified in an account statement as the officeserving the commodity customer's account is located.
(e) If none of the Subsections (2)(a) through (d) applies, the commodity intermediary'sjurisdiction is the jurisdiction in which the chief executive office of the commodity intermediaryis located.
(3) The local law of the jurisdiction in which the debtor is located governs:
(a) perfection of a security interest in investment property by filing;
(b) automatic perfection of a security interest in investment property created by a brokeror securities intermediary; and
(c) automatic perfection of a security interest in a commodity contract or commodityaccount created by a commodity intermediary.

Enacted by Chapter 252, 2000 General Session