{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-11-9-309","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 11-9-309","heading":"Security interest perfected upon attachment.","body":"The following security interests are perfected when they attach:\n(1) A purchase money security interest in consumer goods, except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of Code Section 11-9-311 with respect to consumer goods that are subject to a statute or treaty described in subsection (a) of Code Section 11-9-311;\n(2) An assignment of accounts or payment intangibles which does not by itself or in conjunction with other assignments to the same assignee transfer a significant part of the assignor’s outstanding accounts or payment intangibles;\n(3) A sale of a payment intangible;\n(4) A sale of a promissory note;\n(5) A security interest created by the assignment of a health care insurance receivable to the provider of the health care goods or services;\n(6) A security interest arising under Code Section 11-2-401 or 11-2-505, subsection (3) of Code Section 11-2-711, or subsection (5) of Code Section 11-2A-508, until the debtor obtains possession of the collateral;\n(7) A security interest of a collecting bank arising under Code Section 11-4-210;\n(8) A security interest of an issuer or nominated person arising under Code Section 11-5-118;\n(9) A security interest arising in the delivery of a financial asset under subsection (c) of Code Section 11-9-206;\n(10) A security interest in investment property created by a broker or securities intermediary;\n(11) A security interest in a commodity contract or a commodity account created by a commodity intermediary;\n(12) An assignment for the benefit of all creditors of the transferor and subsequent transfers by the assignee thereunder; and\n(13) A security interest created by an assignment of a beneficial interest in a decedent’s estate.","path":["TITLE 11 Commercial Code","Article 9 Secured Transactions","PART 3 Perfection and Priority","Subpart 2 Perfection"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.11.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"0f4c6580a036718e92f8d872cd03ef867ac114839df446c2aaa0a5bb45e89dca","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-11-9-308","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-11-9-310"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}