{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-uniform-commercial-code-law-9-105","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Uniform Commercial Code Law § 9-105","heading":"Control of Electronic Copy of Record Evidencing Chattel Paper","body":"Section 9--105. Control of Electronic Copy of Record Evidencing Chattel\n                  Paper.\n  (a) General rule: control of electronic copy of record evidencing\nchattel paper. A purchaser has control of an authoritative electronic\ncopy of a record evidencing chattel paper if a system employed for\nevidencing the assignment of interests in the chattel paper reliably\nestablishes the purchaser as the person to which the authoritative\nelectronic copy was assigned.\n  (b) Single authoritative copy. A system satisfies subsection (a) if\nthe record or records evidencing the chattel paper are created, stored,\nand assigned in a manner that:\n       (1) a single authoritative copy of the record or records exists\n           which is unique, identifiable and, except as otherwise\n           provided in paragraphs (4), (5), and (6), unalterable;\n       (2) the authoritative copy identifies the secured party as the\n           assignee of the record or records;\n       (3) the authoritative copy is communicated to and maintained by\n           the secured party or its designated custodian;\n       (4) copies or revisions that add or change an identified assignee\n           of the authoritative copy can be made only with the\n           participation of the secured party;\n       (5) each copy of the authoritative copy and any copy of a copy is\n           readily identifiable as a copy that is not the authoritative\n           copy; and\n       (6) any revision of the authoritative copy is readily\n           identifiable as an authorized or unauthorized revision.\n  (c) One or more authoritative copies. A system satisfies subsection\n(a), and a purchaser has control of an authoritative electronic copy of\na record evidencing chattel paper, if the electronic copy, a record\nattached to or logically associated with the electronic copy, or a\nsystem in which the electronic copy is recorded:\n  (1) enables the purchaser readily to identify each electronic copy as\neither an authoritative copy or a nonauthoritative copy;\n  (2) enables the purchaser readily to identify itself in any way,\nincluding by name, identifying number, cryptographic key, office, or\naccount number, as the assignee of the authoritative electronic copy;\nand\n  (3) gives the purchaser exclusive power, subject to subsection (d),\nto:\n  (A) prevent others from adding or changing an identified assignee of\nthe authoritative electronic copy; and\n  (B) transfer control of the authoritative electronic copy.\n  (d) Meaning of exclusive. Subject to subsection (e), a power is\nexclusive under subsection (c)(3)(A) and (B) even if:\n  (1) the authoritative electronic copy, a record attached to or\nlogically associated with the authoritative electronic copy, or a system\nin which the authoritative electronic copy is recorded limits the use of\nthe authoritative electronic copy or has a protocol programmed to cause\na change, including a transfer or loss of control; or\n  (2) the power is shared with another person.\n  (e) When power not shared with another person. A power of a purchaser\nis not shared with another person under subsection (d)(2) and the\npurchaser's power is not exclusive if:\n  (1) the purchaser can exercise the power only if the power also is\nexercised by the other person; and\n  (2) the other person:\n  (A) can exercise the power without exercise of the power by the\npurchaser; or\n  (B) is the transferor to the purchaser of an interest in the chattel\npaper.\n  (f) Presumption of exclusivity of certain powers. If a purchaser has\nthe powers specified in subsection (c)(3)(A) and (B), the powers are\npresumed to be exclusive.\n  (g) Obtaining control through another person. A purchaser has control\nof an authoritative electronic copy of a record evidencing chattel paper\nif another person, other than the transferor to the purchaser of an\ninterest in the chattel paper:\n  (1) has control of the authoritative electronic copy and acknowledges\nthat it has control on behalf of the purchaser; or\n  (2) obtains control of the authoritative electronic copy after having\nacknowledged that it will obtain control of the electronic copy on\nbehalf of the purchaser.","path":["Uniform Commercial Code Law","Article 9. Secured Transactions","Part 1. General Provisions","Subpart 1. Short Title, Definitions, and General Concepts"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/UCC/9-105","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"fbedcaabe7afc4d886ebd500f28ebae665cf859227f8ce0768fa37336e2dc44e","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-uniform-commercial-code-law-9-104","next":"us-ny/n.y.-uniform-commercial-code-law-9-105a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}