New Jersey § 12a:9-305

§ 12a:9-305.

(a) Governing law: general rules. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c) , the following rules apply: (1) While a security certificate 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 the certificated security represented thereby. (2) The local law of the issuer's jurisdiction as specified in 12A:8-110 d. governs perfection, the effect of perfection or nonperfection, and the

priority of a security interest in an uncertificated security. (3) The local law of the securities intermediary's jurisdiction as specified in 12A:8-110

e. governs perfection, the effect of perfection or nonperfection, and the priority

of a security interest in a security entitlement or securities account. (4) The local law of the commodity intermediary's jurisdiction governs perfection,

the effect of perfection or nonperfection, and the priority of a security interest

in a commodity contract or commodity account. (b) Commodity intermediary's jurisdiction. The following rules determine a commodity intermediary's jurisdiction for purposes

of this part: (1) If an agreement between the commodity intermediary and commodity customer governing

the commodity account expressly provides that a particular jurisdiction is the commodity

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

Commercial Code, that jurisdiction is the commodity intermediary's jurisdiction. (2) If paragraph (1) does not apply and an agreement between the commodity intermediary and commodity

customer governing the commodity account expressly provides that the agreement is

governed by the law of a particular jurisdiction, that jurisdiction is the commodity

intermediary's jurisdiction. (3) If neither paragraph (1) nor paragraph (2) applies and an agreement between the commodity intermediary and commodity customer

governing the commodity account expressly provides that the commodity account is maintained

at an office in a particular jurisdiction, that jurisdiction is the commodity intermediary's

jurisdiction. (4) If none of the preceding paragraphs applies, the commodity intermediary's jurisdiction is the jurisdiction in which the

office identified in an account statement as the office serving the commodity customer's

account is located. (5) If none of the preceding paragraphs applies, the commodity intermediary's jurisdiction is the jurisdiction in which the

chief executive office of the commodity intermediary is located. (c) When perfection governed by law of jurisdiction where debtor located. The local law of the jurisdiction in which the debtor is located governs: (1) perfection of a security interest in investment property by filing; (2) automatic perfection of a security interest in investment property created by

a broker or securities intermediary; and (3) automatic perfection of a security interest in a commodity contract or commodity

account created by a commodity intermediary.