30-9-104. Transactions excluded from chapter. This chapter does not apply:
     (1) to a security interest subject to any statute of the United States such as the Ship Mortgage Act, 1920, to the extent that the statute governs the rights of parties to and third parties affected by transactions in particular types of property;
     (2) to a landlord's lien;
     (3) to a lien given by statute or other rule of law for services or materials except as provided in 30-9-310 on priority of such liens;
     (4) to a transfer of a claim for wages, salary, or other compensation of an employee;
     (5) to a transfer by a government or governmental subdivision or agency;
     (6) to a sale of accounts or chattel paper as part of a sale of the business out of which they arose, or an assignment of accounts or chattel paper which is for the purpose of collection only, or a transfer of a right to payment under a contract to an assignee who is also to do the performance under the contract, or a transfer of a single account to an assignee in whole or partial satisfaction of a preexisting indebtedness;
     (7) to a transfer of an interest or claim in or under any policy of insurance, except as provided with respect to proceeds (30-9-306) and priorities in proceeds (30-9-312);
     (8) to a right represented by a judgment (other than a judgment taken on a right to payment which was collateral);
     (9) to any right of setoff;
     (10) except to the extent that provision is made for fixtures in 30-9-313, to the creation or transfer of an interest in or lien on real estate, including a lease or rents under the lease;
     (11) to a transfer in whole or in part of any claim arising out of tort;
     (12) to a transfer of an interest in any deposit account (30-9-105(1)), except as provided with respect to proceeds (30-9-306) and priorities in proceeds (30-9-312);
     (13) to liquor in an agency liquor store as defined in 16-1-106; or
     (14) to a transfer of an interest in a letter of credit other than the rights to proceeds of a written letter of credit.

     History: En. Sec. 9-104, Ch. 264, L. 1963; R.C.M. 1947, 87A-9-104; amd. Sec. 56, Ch. 402, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 40, Ch. 530, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 73, Ch. 536, L. 1997.