Tennessee § 47-9-401 - Alienability of debtor's rights.
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§ 47-9-401. Alienability of debtor's rights.
Other law governs alienability; exceptions. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) and § 47-9-406, § 47-9-407, § 47-9-408, and § 47-9-409, whether a debtor's rights in collateral may be voluntarily or involuntarily transferred is governed by law other than this chapter. Agreement does not prevent transfer. An agreement between the debtor and secured party which prohibits a transfer of the debtor's rights in collateral or makes the transfer a default does not prevent the transfer from taking effect. Acts 2000, ch. 846, § 1. Compiler's Notes. Former part 4, §§ 47-9-401 — 47-9-410 (Acts 1963, ch. 81, § 1 (Acts 1963, ch. 81, § 1 (9-401 — 9-407 ); 1965, ch. 139, § 1; T.C.A. § 47-9-408 ; 1965, ch. 361, § 1; 1967, ch. 190, §§ 1,2 ; 1971, ch. 124, §§ 1-6; 1981, ch. 221, §§ 1-4; 1983, ch. 111, §§ 1-4; 1984, ch. 849, §§ 1, 2; 1985, ch. 404, §§ 23-30; 1986, ch. 655, § 1; 1987, ch. 387, §§ 1-6; 1988, ch. 493, §§ 1-3; 1989, ch. 167, § 1; 1990, ch. 896, §§ 1, 2; 1992, ch. 798, §§ 1, 2; 1994, ch. 915, §§ 1-3; 1996, ch. 592, § 1; 1996, ch. 619, §§ 1, 2; 1996, ch. 1073, §§ 1, 2; 1997, ch. 220, §§ 1-3; 1998, ch. 642, § 1; 1998, ch. 725, §§ 2, 3; 1998, ch. 870, §§ 2, 3), concerning filing, was repealed and replaced in the revision of chapter 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code by Acts 2000, ch. 846, § 1, effective July 1, 2001. Prior Tennessee Law. § 47-1802. Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 6 Tenn. Juris., Commercial Law, § 103. Law Reviews. The Undersecured Creditor in Reorganizations and the Nature of Security (Theodore Eisenberg), 38 Vand. L. Rev. 931 (1985).
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