Alaska § 45.29.408 - Restrictions on assignment of promissory notes, health-care-insurance receivables, and certain general intangibles ineffective.

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§ 45.29.408. Restrictions on assignment of promissory notes, health-care-insurance receivables, and certain general intangibles ineffective.

 (a) Except as otherwise provided in (b) of this section, a term in a promissory note or in an agreement between an account debtor and a debtor that relates to a health care insurance receivable or a general intangible, including a contract, permit, license, or franchise, and that prohibits, restricts, or requires the consent of the person obligated on the promissory note or the account debtor to the assignment or transfer of, or creation, attachment, or perfection of a security interest in the promissory note, health care insurance receivable, or general intangible is ineffective to the extent that the term        (1) would impair the creation, attachment, or perfection of a security interest; or

 (2) provides that the assignment, transfer, creation, attachment, or perfection of the security interest may give rise to a default, breach, right of recoupment, claim, defense, termination, right of termination, or remedy under the promissory note, health care insurance receivable, or general intangible.

 (b) The provisions of (a) of this section apply to a security interest in a payment intangible or promissory note only if the security interest arises out of a sale of the payment intangible or promissory note, other than a sale under a disposition under AS 45.29.610 or an acceptance of collateral under AS 45.29.620 .

 (c) A rule of law, statute, or regulation that prohibits, restricts, or requires the consent of a government, a governmental body or official, a person obligated on a promissory note, or an account debtor to the assignment or transfer of or creation of a security interest in a promissory note, health care insurance receivable, or general intangible, including a contract, permit, license, or franchise between an account debtor and a debtor, is ineffective to the extent that the rule of law, statute, or regulation        (1) would impair the creation, attachment, or perfection of a security interest; or

 (2) provides that the assignment, transfer, creation, attachment, or perfection of the security interest may give rise to a default, breach, right of recoupment, claim, defense, termination, right of termination, or remedy under the promissory note, health-care-insurance receivable, or general intangible.

 (d) To the extent that a term in a promissory note or in an agreement between an account debtor and a debtor that relates to a health care insurance receivable or general intangible or a rule of law, statute, or regulation described in (c) of this section would be effective under law other than this chapter but is ineffective under (a) or (c) of this section, the creation, attachment, or perfection of a security interest in the promissory note, health care insurance receivable, or general intangible        (1) is not enforceable against the person obligated on the promissory note or the account debtor;

 (2) does not impose a duty or obligation on the person obligated on the promissory note or the account debtor;

 (3) does not require the person obligated on the promissory note or the account debtor to recognize the security interest, pay or render performance to the secured party, or accept payment or performance from the secured party;

 (4) does not entitle the secured party to use or assign the debtor's rights under the promissory note, health care insurance receivable, or general intangible, including related information or materials furnished to the debtor in the transaction giving rise to the promissory note, health care insurance receivable, or general intangible;

 (5) does not entitle the secured party to use, assign, possess, or have access to trade secrets or confidential information of the person obligated on the promissory note or the account debtor; and

 (6) does not entitle the secured party to enforce the security interest in the promissory note, health care insurance receivable, or general intangible.

 (e) This section prevails over inconsistent provisions of other statutes unless the other statute contains an exemption that refers specifically to this section.

Source: official Alaska text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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