(a) General scope of article. Except as otherwise provided in subsections (c) and (d), this article 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 section 336.2-401 , 336.2-505 , 336.2-711 (3), or 336.2A-508 (5), as provided in section 336.9-110 ; and (6) a security interest arising under section 336.4-210 or 336.5-118 . (b) Security interest in secured obligation. The application of this article 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 article does not apply. (c) Extent to which article does not apply. This article does not apply to the extent that: (1) a statute, regulation, or treaty of the United States preempts this article; (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 section 336.5-114 . (d) Inapplicability of article. This article 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 section 336.9-333 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 which 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 sections 336.9-315 and 336.9-322 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) section 336.9-340 applies with respect to the effectiveness of rights of recoupment or setoff against deposit accounts; and (B) section 336.9-404 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 sections 336.9-203 and 336.9-308 ; (B) fixtures in section 336.9-334 ; (C) fixture filings in sections 336.9-501 , 336.9-502 , 336.9-512 , 336.9-516 , and 336.9-519 ; and (D) security agreements covering personal and real property in section 336.9-604 ; (12) an assignment of a claim arising in tort, other than a commercial tort claim, but sections 336.9-315 and 336.9-322 apply with respect to proceeds and priorities in proceeds; (13) an assignment of a deposit account in a consumer transaction, but sections 336.9-315 and 336.9-322 apply with respect to proceeds and priorities in proceeds; (14) a claim or right to receive compensation for injuries or sickness as described in United States Code, title 26, section 104(a)(1) or (2), as amended from time to time; or (15) a claim or right to receive benefits under a special needs trust as described in United States Code, title 42, section 1396p(d)(4), as amended from time to time.
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