Alabama § 7-9A-323 Future Advances

Alabama Statutes

§ 7-9A-323 — Future Advances

Alabama § 7-9A-323

JurisdictionAlabama

Title 7Commercial Code

Art. 9ASecured Transactions

Div. 3Priority

Part 3Perfection and Priority

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Ala. Code § 7-9A-323 (2026).

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(a)When priority based on time of advance. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c), for purposes of determining the priority of a perfected security interest under Section 7-9A-322(a)(1), perfection of the security interest dates from the time an advance is made to the extent that the security interest secures an advance that:

(1)is made while the security interest is perfected only:

(A)under Section 7-9A-309 when it attaches; or

(B)temporarily under Section 7-9A-312(e), (f), or (g); and

(2)is not made pursuant to a commitment entered into before or while the security interest is perfected by a method other than under Section 7-9A-309 or 7-9A-312(e), (f), or (g).

(b)Lien creditor. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c), a security interest is subordinate to the rights

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(a) When priority based on time of advance. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c), for purposes of determining the priority of a perfected security interest under Section 7-9A-322(a)(1), perfection of the security interest dates from the time an advance is made to the extent that the security interest secures an advance that:
(1) is made while the security interest is perfected only:
(A) under Section 7-9A-309 when it attaches; or
(B) temporarily under Section 7-9A-312(e), (f), or (g); and
(2) is not made pursuant to a commitment entered into before or while the security interest is perfected by a method other than under Section 7-9A-309 or 7-9A-312(e), (f), or (g).
(b) Lien creditor. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c), a security interest is subordinate to the rights of a person that becomes a lien creditor to the extent that the security interest secures an advance made more than 45 days after the person becomes a lien creditor unless the advance is made:
(1) without knowledge of the lien; or
(2) pursuant to a commitment entered into without knowledge of the lien.
(c) Buyer of receivables. Subsections (a) and (b) do not apply to a security interest held by a secured party that is a buyer of accounts, chattel paper, payment intangibles, or promissory notes or a consignor.
(d) Buyer of goods. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (e), a buyer of goods takes free of a security interest to the extent that it secures advances made after the earlier of:
(1) the time the secured party acquires knowledge of the buyer’s purchase; or
(2) 45 days after the purchase.
(e) Advances made pursuant to commitment: Priority of buyer of goods. Subsection (d) does not apply if the advance is made pursuant to a commitment entered into without knowledge of the buyer’s purchase and before the expiration of the 45-day period.
(f) Lessee of goods. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (g), a lessee of goods takes the leasehold interest free of a security interest to the extent that it secures advances made after the earlier of:
(1) the time the secured party acquires knowledge of the lease; or
(2) 45 days after the lease contract becomes enforceable.
(g) Advances made pursuant to commitment: Priority of lessee of goods. Subsection (f) does not apply if the advance is made pursuant to a commitment entered into without knowledge of the lease and before the expiration of the 45-day period.