{"data":{"id":"us-ca/com-9331","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"COM § 9331","heading":"","body":"(a) This division 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 Division 3 (commencing with Section 3101), Division 7 (commencing with Section 7101), Division 8 (commencing with Section 8101), and Division 12 (commencing with Section 12101).\n(b) This division 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 Division 8 (commencing with Section 8101) and Division 12 (commencing with Section 12101).\n(c) Filing under this division does not constitute notice of a claim or defense to the holders, purchasers, or persons described in subdivisions (a) and (b).","path":["Commercial Code - COM","DIVISION 9. SECURED TRANSACTIONS [9101. - 9907.]","CHAPTER 3. Perfection and Priority [9301. - 9342.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"b873524a4c12b40dabb2fe14793c226f49c0051ffabcb95597cf6a6b2c645a96","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/com-9330","next":"us-ca/com-9332"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}