{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-11-9-310","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 11-9-310","heading":"When filing required to perfect security interest or agricultural lien; security interests and agricultural liens to which filing provisions do not apply.","body":"(a) General rule; perfection by filing. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this Code section and subsection (b) of Code Section 11-9-312, a financing statement must be filed to perfect all security interests and agricultural liens.\n(b) Exceptions; filing not necessary. The filing of a financing statement is not necessary to perfect a security interest:\n(1) That is perfected under subsection (d), (e), (f), or (g) of Code Section 11-9-308;\n(2) That is perfected under Code Section 11-9-309 when it attaches;\n(3) In property subject to a statute, regulation, or treaty described in subsection (a) of Code Section 11-9-311;\n(4) In goods in possession of a bailee which is perfected under paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (d) of Code Section 11-9-312;\n(5) In certificated securities, documents, goods, or instruments which is perfected without filing, control, or possession under subsection (e), (f), or (g) of Code Section 11-9-312;\n(6) In collateral in the secured party’s possession under Code Section 11-9-313;\n(7) In a certificated security which is perfected by delivery of the security certificate to the secured party under Code Section 11-9-313;\n(8) In deposit accounts, electronic chattel paper, electronic documents, investment property, or letter of credit rights which is perfected by control under Code Section 11-9-314;\n(9) In proceeds which is perfected under Code Section 11-9-315; or\n(10) That is perfected under Code Section 11-9-316.\n(c) Assignment of perfected security interest. If a secured party assigns a perfected security interest or agricultural lien, a filing under this article is not required to continue the perfected status of the security interest against creditors of and transferees from the original debtor.","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":"bbe0fe1ec796565cd4099eb79b10fc41abba40cb166cb3e480718198d314c33b","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-11-9-309","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-11-9-311"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}