{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-9.331","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Business \u0026 Commerce Code § 9.331","heading":"PRIORITY OF RIGHTS OF PURCHASERS OF INSTRUMENTS, DOCUMENTS, SECURITIES, AND VIRTUAL CURRENCIES UNDER OTHER CHAPTERS; PRIORITY OF INTERESTS IN FINANCIAL ASSETS AND SECURITY ENTITLEMENTS UNDER CHAPTER 8","body":"AND VIRTUAL CURRENCIES UNDER CHAPTER 12. (a) This chapter 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, a protected purchaser of a security, or a qualifying purchaser of a virtual currency. These holders or purchasers take priority over an earlier security interest, even if perfected, to the extent provided in Chapters 3, 7, 8, and 12.\n(b) This chapter 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 Chapter 8 or 12.\n(c) Filing under this chapter does not constitute notice of a claim or defense to the holders, or purchasers, or persons described in Subsections (a) and (b).\nAdded by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 414, Sec. 1.01, eff. July 1, 2001. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 705, Sec. 8, eff. June 13, 2001.\nAmended by:\nActs 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 739 (H.B. 4474), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2021.\nActs 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 739 (H.B. 4474), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2021.","path":["BUSINESS AND COMMERCE CODE","TITLE 1. UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE","CHAPTER 9. SECURED TRANSACTIONS","SUBCHAPTER C. PERFECTION AND PRIORITY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/BC/htm/BC.9.htm#9.331","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:46:56Z","sha256":"3cc7c3ff9a87bb890064f604179cd64ecaff05c35cac5f1eb7f412ee50cd8f50","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-9.330","next":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-9.332"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}