New Jersey § 12a:9-304

§ 12a:9-304.

(a) Law of bank's jurisdiction governs. The local law of a bank's jurisdiction governs perfection, the effect of perfection

or nonperfection, and the priority of a security interest in a deposit account maintained

with that bank. (b) Bank's jurisdiction. The following rules determine a bank's jurisdiction for purposes of this part: (1) If an agreement between the bank and its customer governing the deposit account expressly provides that a particular jurisdiction is

the bank's jurisdiction for purposes of this part, this chapter, or the Uniform Commercial

Code, that jurisdiction is the bank's jurisdiction. (2) If paragraph (1) does not apply and an agreement between the bank and its customer governing the deposit

account expressly provides that the agreement is governed by the law of a particular

jurisdiction, that jurisdiction is the bank's jurisdiction. (3) If neither paragraph (1) nor paragraph (2) applies and an agreement between the bank and its customer governing the deposit

account expressly provides that the deposit account is maintained at an office in

a particular jurisdiction, that jurisdiction is the bank's jurisdiction. (4) If none of the preceding paragraphs applies, the bank's jurisdiction is the jurisdiction in which the office identified

in an account statement as the office serving the customer's account is located. (5) If none of the preceding paragraphs applies, the bank's jurisdiction is the jurisdiction in which the chief executive

office of the bank is located.