Maine Code § 11-9-1338

Priority of security interest or agricultural lien perfected by filed financing statement
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providing certain incorrect information
If a security interest or agricultural lien is perfected by a filed financing statement providing
information described in section 9-1516, subsection (2), paragraph (e) that is incorrect at the time the
financing statement is filed: [PL 1999, c. 699, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1999, c. 699, Pt. A, §4 (AFF).]
(1). The security interest or agricultural lien is subordinate to a conflicting perfected security
interest in the collateral to the extent that the holder of the conflicting security interest gives value in
reasonable reliance upon the incorrect information; and
[PL 1999, c. 699, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1999, c. 699, Pt. A, §4 (AFF).]
(2). A purchaser, other than a secured party, of the collateral takes free of the security interest or
agricultural lien to the extent that, in reasonable reliance upon the incorrect information, the purchaser
gives value and:
(a). In the case of tangible documents, goods, instruments or a security certificate, receives
possession or delivery of the collateral; and [RR 2023, c. 2, Pt. A, §19 (COR).]
(b). In the case of chattel paper, takes possession of each authoritative tangible copy of the record
evidencing the chattel paper and obtains control of each authoritative electronic copy of the
electronic record evidencing the chattel paper. [PL 2023, c. 669, Pt. A, §131 (NEW); PL 2023,
c. 669, Pt. E, §1 (AFF).]
[RR 2023, c. 2, Pt. A, §19 (COR).]

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