Tennessee § 47-9-320 - Buyer of goods.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 47-9-320 — Buyer of goods., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 47-9-320. Buyer of goods.
Buyer in ordinary course of business. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (e), a buyer in ordinary course of business, other than a person buying farm products from a person engaged in farming operations, takes free of a security interest created by the buyer's seller, even if the security interest is perfected and the buyer knows of its existence. A buyer in ordinary course of business buying farm products from a person engaged in farming operations would take free of a security interest created by the buyer's seller as provided in Section 1324 of the federal Food Security Act of 1985, 7 U.S.C. § 1631. Buyer of consumer goods. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (e), a buyer of goods from a person who used or bought the goods for use primarily for personal, family, or household purposes takes free of a security interest, even if perfected, if the buyer buys: without knowledge of the security interest; for value; primarily for the buyer's personal, family, or household purposes; and before the filing of a financing statement covering the goods. Effectiveness of filing for subsection (b). To the extent that it affects the priority of a security interest over a buyer of goods under subsection (b), the period of effectiveness of a filing made in the jurisdiction in which the seller is located is governed by § 47-9-316(a) and (b). Buyer in ordinary course of business at wellhead or minehead. A buyer in ordinary course of business buying oil, gas, or other minerals at the wellhead or minehead or after extraction takes free of an interest arising out of an encumbrance. Possessory security interest not affected. Subsections (a) and (b) do not affect a security interest in goods in the possession of the secured party under § 47-9-313. Acts 2000, ch. 846, § 1. Cross-References. Transition provisions, title 47, ch. 9, part 7. Prior Tennessee Law: §§ 47-1010, 47-1101 — 47-1104, 64-911, 64-1804. Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 6 Tenn. Juris., Commercial Law, § 103. Law Reviews. Revised UCC Article 9: An Overview and Comparison to Tennessee Law, 50 Tenn. L. Rev. 271 (1983). 1996 Real Estate Legislation: What You Don't Know Can Hurt You (William R. Bruce), 32 No. 6 Tenn. B.J. 12 (1996).
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 47-9-320 ("Buyer of goods.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. 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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