Tennessee § 47-9-504 - Indication of collateral.
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§ 47-9-504. Indication of collateral.
A financing statement sufficiently indicates the collateral that it covers if the financing statement provides: a description of the collateral pursuant to § 47-9-108; or an indication that the financing statement covers all assets or all personal property. Acts 2000, ch. 846, § 1. Compiler's Notes. Former part 5, §§ 47-9-501 — 47-9-507 (Acts 1963, ch. 81, § 1 (9-501 — 9-507 ); 1985, ch. 404, §§ 31-34), concerning default, was repealed and replaced in the revision of chapter 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code by Acts 2000, ch. 846, § 1, effective July 1, 2001. Law Reviews. The New Article 9: Its Impact on Tennessee Law (Part II), 67 Tenn. L. Rev. 329 (2000). Collateral References. Sufficiency of description in chattel mortgage as covering all property of a particular kind. 2 A.L.R.3d 839, 30 A.L.R.3d 9, 67 A.L.R.3d 308, 69 A.L.R.3d 1162, 76 A.L.R.3d 11, 99 A.L.R.3d 807, 99 A.L.R.3d 1080, 100 A.L.R.3d 10, 100 A.L.R.3d 940, 7 A.L.R.4th 308, 11 A.L.R.4th 241, 90 A.L.R.4th 859, 25 A.L.R.5th 696. Sufficiency of description of collateral in financing statement under UCC §§ 9-110 and 9-402. 100 A.L.R.3d 10.
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Section 47-9-504 ("Indication of collateral.") 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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