{"data":{"id":"us-mt/30-9a-310","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"30-9A-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":"(1) Except as otherwise provided in 30-9A-312(2) or subsection (2) of this section, a financing statement must be filed to perfect all security interests and agricultural liens.\n(2) The filing of a financing statement is not necessary to perfect a security interest:\n(a) that is perfected under 30-9A-308(4), (5), (6), or (7);\n(b) that is perfected under 30-9A-309 when it attaches;\n(c) in property subject to a statute, regulation, or treaty described in 30-9A-311(1);\n(d) in goods in possession of a bailee that is perfected under 30-9A-312(4)(a) or (4)(b);\n(e) in certificated securities, documents, goods, or instruments that is perfected without filing or possession under 30-9A-312(5), (6), or (7);\n(f) in collateral in the secured party's possession under 30-9A-313;\n(g) in a certificated security that is perfected by delivery of the security certificate to the secured party under 30-9A-313;\n(h) in a controllable account, controllable electronic record, controllable payment intangible, deposit account, electronic document, investment property, or letter-of-credit right that is perfected by control under 30-9A-314;\n(i) in chattel paper that is perfected by possession and control under 30-9A-314A;\n(j) in proceeds which is perfected under 30-9A-315; or\n(k) that is perfected under 30-9A-316.\n(3) If a secured party assigns a perfected security interest or agricultural lien, a filing under this chapter is not required to continue the perfected status of the security interest against creditors of and transferees from the original debtor.","path":["TITLE 30. TRADE AND COMMERCE","CHAPTER 9A. UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE SECURED TRANSACTIONS","Part 3. Perfection and Priority"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0300/chapter_009A/part_0030/section_0100/0300-009A-0030-0100.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:51:13Z","sha256":"5b384f54827f0c1d70d5fe271bf07130303e12ed8ab7104addedd92b619123ad","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/30-9a-309","next":"us-mt/30-9a-311"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}