Commercial Code § 9401

CHAPTER 4. Rights of Third Parties

Current as of September 28, 2026Com. Code, § 9401Official source ↗Ask about this

Repealed and added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 991, Sec. 35. Effective January 1, 2000. Operative July 1, 2001, by Sec. 75 of Ch. 991 and Section 9701.

(a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b) and in Sections 9406, 9407, 9408, and 9409, whether a debtor’s rights in collateral may be voluntarily or involuntarily transferred is governed by law other than this division.

(b) An agreement between the debtor and secured party which prohibits a transfer of the debtor’s rights in collateral or makes the transfer a default does not prevent the transfer from taking effect.