Pennsylvania § 5118 - Security interest of issuer or nominated person.

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§ 5118. Security interest of issuer or nominated person.

(a) General rule.--An issuer or nominated person has a security interest in a document presented under a letter of credit to the extent that the issuer or nominated person honors or gives value for the presentation.

(b) Duration.--So long as and to the extent that an issuer or nominated person has not been reimbursed or has not otherwise recovered the value given with respect to a security interest in a document under subsection (a), the security interest continues and is subject to Division 9 (relating to secured transactions), but:

(1) a security agreement is not necessary to make the security interest enforceable under section 9203(b)(3) (relating to attachment and enforceability of security interest; proceeds; supporting obligations; formal requisites);

(2) if the document is presented in a medium other than a written or other tangible medium, the security interest is perfected; and

(3) if the document is presented in a written or other tangible medium and is not a certificated security, chattel paper, a document of title, an instrument or a letter of credit, the security interest is perfected and has priority over a conflicting security interest in the document so long as the debtor does not have possession of the document.

Cross References. Section 5118 is referred to in sections 9102, 9109, 9203, 9309, 9322 of this title.

DIVISION 6

BULK TRANSFERS

(Repealed)

1992 Repeal Note. Division 6 (Chapter 61) was added November 1, 1979, P.L.255, No.86, and repealed July 9, 1992, P.L.507, No.97, effective in one year. Section 30 of Act 97 provided that rights and obligations that arose under Division 6 before its repeal remain valid and may be enforced as though those provisions had not been repealed.

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

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Section 5118 ("Security interest of issuer or nominated person.") is part of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, the codified statutory law of Pennsylvania. 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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