{"data":{"id":"us-mt/30-9a-201","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"30-9A-201","heading":"General effectiveness of security agreement.","body":"(1) Except as otherwise provided in chapters 1 through 9A, a security agreement is effective according to its terms between the parties, against purchasers of the collateral, and against creditors.\n(2) A transaction subject to this chapter is subject to any applicable rule of law that establishes a different rule for consumers, to Title 30, chapter 14, part 1, and to Title 31, chapter 1.\n(3) In case of conflict between this chapter and a rule of law, statute, or regulation described in subsection (2), the rule of law, statute, or regulation controls. Failure to comply with a statute or regulation described in subsection (2) has only the effect that the statute or regulation specifies.\n(4) This chapter does not:\n(a) validate any rate, charge, agreement, or practice that violates a rule of law, statute, or regulation described in subsection (2); or\n(b) extend the application of the rule of law, statute, or regulation to a transaction not otherwise subject to it.","path":["TITLE 30. TRADE AND COMMERCE","CHAPTER 9A. UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE SECURED TRANSACTIONS","Part 2. Effectiveness of Security Agreement -- Attachment of Security Interest -- Rights of Parties to Security Agreement"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0300/chapter_009A/part_0020/section_0010/0300-009A-0020-0010.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:51:12Z","sha256":"0dd26049a8c7d39904718b2503a7a6e68848d42a876ad3fefc750feefb0ccfeb","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/30-9a-110","next":"us-mt/30-9a-202"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}