Colorado § 4-9-201 General effectiveness of security agreement

Colorado Statutes

§ 4-9-201 — General effectiveness of security agreement

Colorado § 4-9-201

Title 04Uniform

Art.Secured Transactions

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 4-9-201 (2026).

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(a)Except as otherwise provided by this title, a security agreement is effective according to its terms between the parties, against purchasers of the collateral, and against creditors.

(b)A transaction subject to this article 9 is subject to any applicable rule of law that establishes a different rule for consumers and any other statute or rule of this state that regulates the rates, charges, agreements, and practices for loans, credit sales, or other extensions of credit and any consumer protection statute or rule of this state, including, but not limited to, the Uniform Consumer Credit Code, articles 1 to 9 of title 5; the Colorado Consumer Protection Act, article 1 of title 6; assignment of wages, article 9 of title 8; property and earnings exempt, article 54 of title 13;

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(a) Except as
otherwise provided by this title, a security agreement is effective according to its
terms between the parties, against purchasers of the collateral, and against
creditors.

(b) A transaction subject to this article 9 is subject to any applicable rule of
law that establishes a different rule for consumers and any other statute or rule of
this state that regulates the rates, charges, agreements, and practices for loans,
credit sales, or other extensions of credit and any consumer protection statute or
rule of this state, including, but not limited to, the Uniform Consumer Credit Code,
articles 1 to 9 of title 5; the Colorado Consumer Protection Act, article 1 of title 6;
assignment of wages, article 9 of title 8; property and earnings exempt, article
54 of title 13; and the Colorado Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, article 16 of
title 5.

(c) In case of conflict between this article and a rule of law, statute, or
regulation described in subsection (b) of this section, the rule of law, statute, or
regulation controls. Failure to comply with a statute or regulation described in
subsection (b) of this section has only the effect the statute or regulation specifies.

(d) This article does not:

(1) Validate any rate, charge, agreement, or practice that violates a rule of
law, statute, or regulation described in subsection (b) of this section; or

(2) Extend the application of the rule of law, statute, or regulation to a
transaction not otherwise subject to it.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2001: Entire article R&RE, p. 1334, � 1, effective July 1. L. 2002: (b) and (c) amended, p. 937, � 2, effective August 7. L. 2017: (b) amended, (HB 17-1238), ch. 260, p. 1169, � 5, effective August 9.