New Jersey § 12a:9-338

Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 12a:9-338, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 12a:9-338.

If a security interest or agricultural lien is perfected by a filed financing statement

providing information described in 12A:9-516(b)(5) which is incorrect at the time

the financing statement is filed: (1) the security interest or agricultural lien is subordinate to a conflicting perfected

security interest in the collateral to the extent that the holder of the conflicting

security interest gives value in reasonable reliance upon the incorrect information;

and (2) a purchaser, other than a secured party, of the collateral takes free of the security

interest or agricultural lien to the extent that, in reasonable reliance upon the

incorrect information, the purchaser gives value and, in the case of tangible chattel paper, tangible documents, goods, instruments, or a security certificate, receives delivery of the

collateral.

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Section 12a:9-338 is part of the New Jersey Statutes, the codified statutory law of New Jersey. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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