Vermont § 304 - § 9—304.
Full text of Vermont Vermont Statutes Online § 304 — § 9—304., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 304. § 9—304.
- Law governing perfection and priority of security interests in deposit accounts (a) The local law of a bank’s jurisdiction governs perfection, the effect of perfection
or nonperfection, and the priority of a security interest in a deposit account maintained
with that bank even if the transaction does not bear any relation to the bank’s jurisdiction. (b) The following rules determine a bank’s jurisdiction for purposes of this part: (1) If an agreement between the bank and the debtor governing the deposit account expressly
provides that a particular jurisdiction is the bank’s jurisdiction for purposes of
this part, this article, or this title, that jurisdiction is the bank’s jurisdiction. (2) If subdivision (1) of this subsection does not apply and an agreement between the
bank and its customer governing the deposit account expressly provides that the agreement
is governed by the law of a particular jurisdiction, that jurisdiction is the bank’s
jurisdiction. (3) If neither subdivision (1) nor subdivision (2) of this subsection applies and an agreement
between the bank and its customer governing the deposit account expressly provides
that the deposit account is maintained at an office in a particular jurisdiction,
that jurisdiction is the bank’s jurisdiction. (4) If none of the preceding subdivisions applies, the bank’s jurisdiction is the jurisdiction
in which the office identified in an account statement as the office serving the customer’s
account is located. (5) If none of the preceding subdivisions applies, the bank’s jurisdiction is the jurisdiction
in which the chief executive office of the bank is located. (Added 1999, No. 106 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 1, 2001; amended 2025, No. 17, § 9, eff. July 1, 2025.)
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Section 304 ("§ 9—304.") is part of the Vermont Statutes Online, the codified statutory law of Vermont. 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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