{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-42a-9-109","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 42a-9-109","heading":"Scope.","body":"(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (c) and (d), this article applies to:\n(1) A transaction, regardless of its form, that creates a security interest in personal property or fixtures by contract;\n(2) An agricultural lien;\n(3) A sale of accounts, chattel paper, payment intangibles or promissory notes;\n(4) A consignment;\n(5) A security interest arising under section 42a-2-401, section 42a-2-505, subsection (3) of section 42a-2-711 or subsection (d) of section 42a-2A-724, as provided in section 42a-9-110; and\n(6) A security interest arising under section 42a-4-210 or 42a-5-118.\n(b) 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.\n(c) This article does not apply to the extent that:\n(1) A statute, regulation or treaty of the United States preempts this article;\n(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;\n(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\n(4) The rights of a transferee beneficiary or nominated person under a letter of credit are independent and superior under section 42a-5-114.\n(d) This article does not apply to:\n(1) A landlord's lien, other than an agricultural lien;\n(2) A lien, other than an agricultural lien, given by statute or other rule of law for services or materials, but section 42a-9-333 applies with respect to priority of the lien;\n(3) An assignment of a claim for wages, salary or other compensation of an employee;\n(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;\n(5) An assignment of accounts, chattel paper, payment intangibles or promissory notes which is for the purpose of collection only;\n(6) An assignment of a right to payment under a contract to an assignee that is also obligated to perform under the contract;\n(7) An assignment of a single account, payment intangible or promissory note to an assignee in full or partial satisfaction of a preexisting indebtedness;\n(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 42a-9-315 and 42a-9-322 apply with respect to proceeds and priorities in proceeds;\n(9) An assignment of a right represented by a judgment, other than a judgment taken on a right to payment that was collateral;\n(10) A right of recoupment or set-off, but:\n(A) Section 42a-9-340 applies with respect to the effectiveness of rights of recoupment or set-off against deposit accounts; and\n(B) Section 42a-9-404 applies with respect to defenses or claims of an account debtor;\n(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:\n(A) Liens on real property in sections 42a-9-203 and 42a-9-308;\n(B) Fixtures in section 42a-9-334;\n(C) Fixture filings in sections 42a-9-501, 42a-9-502, 42a-9-512, 42a-9-516 and 42a-9-519; and\n(D) Security agreements covering personal and real property in section 42a-9-604;\n(12) An assignment of a claim arising in tort, other than a commercial tort claim, but sections 42a-9-315 and 42a-9-322 apply with respect to proceeds and priorities in proceeds;\n(13) An assignment of a deposit account in a consumer transaction, but sections 42a-9-315 and 42a-9-322 apply with respect to proceeds and priorities in proceeds;\n(14) A pledge or other lien by this state or a government subdivision or agency of this state in existence on or after October 1, 2003, in connection with a bond or note issue of this state or of a government subdivision or agency of this state, which pledge or other lien is governed by a statute of this state that (A) provides for the creation of a pledge or other lien by this state or a government subdivision or agency of this state in connection with any bond or note issued by this state or a government subdivision or agency of this state, and (B) expressly states that such pledge or lien shall be valid and binding as against other parties;\n(15) An assignment of workers' compensation benefits governed by section 31-320; or\n(16) A security interest in a deposit account that is a payroll account or a trust account and which is titled or otherwise clearly identifiable as such an account, except that this article does apply to a security interest in (A) such an account if another statute of this state expressly so provides, or (B) a deposit account of a debtor that is a statutory trust formed or a foreign statutory trust registered under chapter 615, provided such deposit account is not a payroll account or a trust account which is titled or otherwise clearly identifiable as such an account.","path":["TITLE 42a. UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE","ARTICLE 9*. SECURED TRANSACTIONS","PART 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/art_009.htm#sec_42a-9-109","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:15Z","sha256":"72bc133ccb2ae1251bea21841d1698a8af848075d0eafd3f67e68622f675a789","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-42a-9-108","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-42a-9-110"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}