§ 34.1-9-301 — Law governing perfection and priority of security interests

(a) Except as otherwise provided in sections 34.1-9-303
through 34.1-9-306, the following rules determine the law
governing perfection, the effect of perfection or nonperfection,
and the priority of a security interest in collateral:
(i) Except as otherwise provided in this section,
while a debtor is located in a jurisdiction, the local law of
that jurisdiction governs perfection, the effect of perfection
or nonperfection, and the priority of a security interest in
collateral;
(ii) While collateral is located in a jurisdiction,
the local law of that jurisdiction governs perfection, the
effect of perfection or nonperfection, and the priority of a
possessory security interest in that collateral;
(iii) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (iv),
while tangible negotiable documents, goods, instruments, money
or tangible chattel paper is located in a jurisdiction, the
local law of that jurisdiction governs:
(A) Perfection of a security interest in the
goods by filing a fixture filing;
(B) Perfection of a security interest in timber
to be cut; and
(C) The effect of perfection or nonperfection
and the priority of a nonpossessory security interest in the
collateral.
(iv) The local law of the jurisdiction in which the
wellhead or minehead is located governs perfection, the effect
of perfection or nonperfection and the priority of a security
interest in as-extracted collateral.