R.I. Gen. Laws § 6A-9-331: Priority of rights of purchasers of controllable accounts, controllable electronic records, controllable payment intangibles, documents, instruments, and securities under other chapters — Priority of interests in financial assets and security entitlements and protection against assertion of claim under chapters 8 and 12.

(a) Rights under chapters 3, 7, 8, and 12 not limited. This chapter does not limit the rights of a holder in due course of a negotiable instrument, a holder to which a negotiable document of title has been duly negotiated, a protected purchaser of a security, or a qualifying purchaser of a controllable account, controllable electronic record, or controllable payment intangible. These holders or purchasers take priority over an earlier security interest, even if perfected, to the extent provided in chapters 3, 7, 8, and 12.

(b) Protection under chapters 8 and 12. This chapter does not limit the rights of or impose liability on a person to the extent that the person is protected against the assertion of a claim under chapter 8 or 12.

(c) Filing not notice. Filing under this chapter does not constitute notice of a claim or defense to the holders, or purchasers, or persons described in subsections (a) and (b).