§ 36-9-201 — General effectiveness of security agreement.

South Carolina § 36-9-201

• Jurisdiction: South Carolina
• Title 36: COMMERCIAL CODE
• Ch. 9: COMMERCIAL CODE—SECURED TRANSACTIONS

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(a) Except as otherwise provided in the Uniform Commercial Code, 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 is subject to any applicable rule of law which establishes a different rule for consumers and (i) Title 37 and (ii) any consumer-protection statute or regulation. (c) In case of conflict between this article and a rule of law, statute, or regulation described in subsection (b), the rule of law, statute, or regulation controls. Failure to comply with a statute or regulation described in subsection (b) has only the effect the statute or regulation specifies. (d) This chapter does not: (1) validate any rate, charge, agreement, or practice that violates a rule of law, statute, or regulation described in subsection (b); or (2) extend the application of the rule of law, statute, or regulation to a transaction not otherwise subject to it.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 10.9-201; 1966 (54) 2716; 1988 Act No. 494, SECTION 5; 2001 Act No; 67, SECTION 12.