Priority of Security Interests in Deposit Account

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The following rules govern priority among conflicting security interests in the same deposit account:

  1. A security interest held by a secured party having control of the deposit account under Code Section 11-9-104 has priority over a conflicting security interest held by a secured party that does not have control;
  2. Except as otherwise provided in paragraphs (3) and (4) of this Code section, security interests perfected by control under Code Section 11-9-314 rank according to priority in time of obtaining control;
  3. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (4) of this Code section, a security interest held by the bank with which the deposit account is maintained has priority over a conflicting security interest held by another secured party; and
  4. A security interest perfected by control under paragraph (3) of subsection (a) of Code Section 11-9-104 has priority over a security interest held by the bank with which the deposit account is maintained.

(Code 1981, §11-9-327, enacted by Ga. L. 2001, p. 362, § 1.)

RESEARCH REFERENCES

U.L.A.

- Uniform Commercial Code (U.L.A.) § 9-327.


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