N.Y. Uniform Commercial Code Law § 9-709: Priority

Section 9--709. Priority.

(a) Law governing priority. Revised Article 9 determines the priority

of conflicting claims to collateral. However, if the relative priorities

of the claims were established before Revised Article 9 takes effect,

Former Article 9 determines priority.

(b) Priority if security interest becomes enforceable under Section

9--203. For purposes of Section 9--322(a), the priority of a security

interest that becomes enforceable under Section 9--203 of Revised

Article 9 dates from the time Revised Article 9 takes effect if the

security interest is perfected under Revised Article 9 by the filing of

a financing statement before Revised Article 9 takes effect which would

not have been effective to perfect the security interest under Former

Article 9. This subsection does not apply to conflicting security

interests each of which is perfected by the filing of such a financing

statement.