{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-11-9-331","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 11-9-331","heading":"Priority of rights of purchasers of instruments, documents, and securities under other articles; priority of interests in financial assets and security entitlements under Article 8 of this title.","body":"(a) Rights under Articles 3, 7, and 8 of this title not limited. This article 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, or a protected purchaser of a security. These holders or purchasers take priority over an earlier security interest, even if perfected, to the extent provided in Articles 3, 7, and 8 of this title.\n(b) Protection under Article 8 of this title. This article 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 Article 8 of this title.\n(c) Filing not notice. Filing under this article does not constitute notice of a claim or defense to the holders or purchasers or persons described in subsections (a) and (b) of this Code section.","path":["TITLE 11 Commercial Code","Article 9 Secured Transactions","PART 3 Perfection and Priority","Subpart 3 Priority"],"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":"0b93a5cb3c16aff05fae16e4995de6212598034cc07fc7193e9c57e960ea9dec","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-11-9-330","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-11-9-332"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}