Montana Code Annotated 2023

TITLE 30. TRADE AND COMMERCE

CHAPTER 9A. UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE SECURED TRANSACTIONS

Part 3. Perfection and Priority

Priority Of Security Interests In Deposit Account

30-9A-327. Priority of security interests in deposit account. 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 30-9A-104 has priority over a conflicting security interest held by a secured party that does not have control.

(2) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (3) and (4), security interests perfected by control under 30-9A-314 rank according to priority in time of obtaining control.

(3) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (4), 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.

(4) A security interest perfected by control under 30-9A-104(1)(c) has priority over a security interest held by the bank with which the deposit account is maintained.

History: En. Sec. 46, Ch. 305, L. 1999; Sec. 30-9-347, MCA 1999; redes. 30-9A-327 by Code Commissioner, 2001.