{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-400.9-301","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 400.9-301","heading":"Law governing perfection and priority of security interests.","body":"Except as otherwise provided in sections 400.9-303 through 400.9-306, the following rules determine the law governing perfection, the effect of perfection or nonperfection, and the priority of a security interest in collateral:\n(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, while a debtor is located in a jurisdiction, the local law of that jurisdiction governs perfection, the effect of perfection or nonperfection, and the priority of a security interest in collateral;\n(2) While collateral is located in a jurisdiction, the local law of that jurisdiction governs perfection, the effect of perfection or nonperfection, and the priority of a possessory security interest in that collateral;\n(3) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (4), while negotiable documents, goods, instruments, money, or tangible chattel paper is located in a jurisdiction, the local law of that jurisdiction governs:\n(A) Perfection of a security interest in the goods by filing a fixture filing;\n(B) Perfection of a security interest in timber to be cut; and\n(C) The effect of perfection or nonperfection and the priority of a nonpossessory security interest in the collateral;\n(4) The local law of the jurisdiction in which the wellhead or minehead is located governs perfection, the effect of perfection or nonperfection, and the priority of a security interest in as-extracted collateral.","path":["Title XXVI - TRADE AND COMMERCE","Chapter 400 - Uniform Commercial Code"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=400.9-301","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:28Z","sha256":"825b132e3c607440abba49f510b10666e65135fd0cf7c091e9f05226a72950cb","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-400.9-210","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-400.9-302"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}