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...A person acting as authenticating trustee, transfer agent, registrar, or other agent for an issuer in the registration of a transfer of its securities, in the issue of new security certificates or uncertificated securities, or in the cancellation of surrendered security certificates, has the same obligation to the holder or owner of a certificated or uncertificated security with regard to the particular functions per...

...(A) "Securities account" means an account to which a financial asset is or may be credited in accordance with an agreement under which the person maintaining the account undertakes to treat the person for whom the account is maintained as entitled to exercise the rights that comprise the financial asset. (B) Except as otherwise provided in divisions (D) and (E) of this section, a person acquires a security entitleme...

...An action based on an adverse claim to a financial asset, whether framed in conversion, replevin, constructive trust, equitable lien, or other theory, may not be asserted against a person who acquires a security entitlement under section 1308.51 of the Revised Code for value and without notice of the adverse claim.

...(A) To the extent necessary for a securities intermediary to satisfy all security entitlements with respect to a particular financial asset, all interests in that financial asset held by the securities intermediary are held by the securities intermediary for the entitlement holders, are not property of the securities intermediary, and are not subject to claims of creditors of the securities intermediary, except as ot...

...t holder shall exercise its rights in a commercially reasonable manner. (C) The obligation of a securities intermediary to perform the duties imposed by sections 1308.54 to 1308.58 of the Revised Code is subject to: (1) Rights of the securities intermediary arising out of a security interest under a security agreement with the entitlement holder or otherwise; and (2) Rights of the securities intermediary under oth...

...(A) In a case not covered by the priority rules in Chapter 1309. of the Revised Code or the rules stated in division (C) of this section, an action based on an adverse claim to a financial asset or security entitlement, whether framed in conversion, replevin, constructive trust, equitable lien, or other theory, may not be asserted against a person who purchases a security entitlement, or an interest in a security e...

...(A) Except as otherwise provided in divisions (B) and (C) of this section, if a securities intermediary does not have sufficient interests in a particular financial asset to satisfy both its obligations to entitlement holders who have security entitlements to that financial asset and its obligation to a creditor of the securities intermediary who has a security interest in that financial asset, the claims of entitlem...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Purchase-money collateral" means goods or software that secures a purchase-money obligation incurred with respect to that collateral; and (2) "Purchase-money obligation" means an obligation of an obligor incurred as all or part of the price of the collateral or for value given to enable the debtor to acquire rights in or the use of the collateral if the value is in fact so used. (...

...(A) A secured party has control of a deposit account if: (1) The secured party is the bank with which the deposit account is maintained; (2) The debtor, secured party, and bank have agreed in an authenticated record that the bank will comply with instructions originated by the secured party directing disposition of the funds in the deposit account without further consent by the debtor; or (3) The secured party bec...

...(A) A secured party has control of electronic chattel paper if a system employed for evidencing the transfer of interests in the chattel paper reliably establishes the secured party as the person to which the chattel paper was assigned. (B) A system satisfies division (A) of this section if the record or records comprising the chattel paper are created, stored, and assigned in such a manner that: (1) A single...

...(A) A person has control of a certificated security, uncertificated security, or security entitlement as provided in section 1308.24 of the Revised Code. (B) A secured party has control over a commodity contract if: (1) The secured party is the commodity intermediary with which the commodity contract is carried; or (2) The commodity customer, secured party, and commodity intermediary have agreed that the commodity...

...A secured party has control of a letter-of-credit right to the extent of any right to payment or performance by the issuer or any nominated person if the issuer or nominated person has consented to an assignment of proceeds of the letter of credit under division (C) of section 1305.13 of the Revised Code or otherwise applicable law or practice.

...A security interest arising under sections 1302.42 and 1302.49, division (C) of section 1302.85, or division (E) of section 1310.54 of the Revised Code is subject to this chapter. However, until the debtor obtains possession of the goods: (A) The security interest is enforceable even if division (B)(3) of section 1309.203 of the Revised Code has not been satisfied; (B) Filing is not required to perfect the s...

...(A) Except as otherwise provided in Chapters 1301., 1302., 1303., 1304., 1305., 1307., 1308., 1309., and 1310. of the Revised Code, a security agreement is effective according to its terms between the parties, against purchasers of the collateral, and against creditors. (B) A transaction, although subject to this chapter, is also subject to any applicable law that establishes a different rule for consumers and to Ch...

...Except as otherwise provided with respect to consignments or sales of accounts, chattel paper, payment intangibles, or promissory notes, the provisions of this chapter with regard to rights and obligations apply whether title to collateral is in the secured party or in the debtor.

...(A) A security interest attaches to collateral when it becomes enforceable against the debtor with respect to the collateral, unless an agreement expressly postpones the time of attachment. (B) Except as otherwise provided in divisions (C) to (I) of this section, a security interest is enforceable against the debtor and third parties with respect to the collateral only if: (1) Value has been given; (2) The d...

...(A) A security interest is not invalid or fraudulent against creditors solely because: (1) The debtor has the right or ability to: (a) Use, commingle, or dispose of all or part of the collateral, including returned or repossessed goods; (b) Collect, compromise, enforce, or otherwise deal with collateral; (c) Accept the return of collateral or make repossessions; or (d) Use, commingle, or dispose of proceeds; o...

...(A) A security interest in favor of a securities intermediary attaches to a person's security entitlement if: (1) The person buys a financial asset through a securities intermediary in a transaction in which the person is obligated to pay the purchase price to the securities intermediary at the time of the purchase; and (2) The securities intermediary credits the financial asset to the buyer's securities account be...

...(A) Except as otherwise provided in division (D) of this section, a secured party shall use reasonable care in the custody and preservation of collateral in the secured party's possession. In the case of an instrument or chattel paper, reasonable care includes taking necessary steps to preserve rights against prior parties unless otherwise agreed. (B) Except as otherwise provided in division (D) of this secti...

...(A) This section applies to cases in which there is no outstanding secured obligation and the secured party is not committed to make advances, incur obligations, or otherwise give value. (B) Within ten days after receiving an authenticated demand by the debtor: (1) A secured party having control of a deposit account under division (A)(2) of section 1309.104 of the Revised Code shall send to the bank with whi...

...(A) Except as otherwise provided in division (C) of this section, this section applies if: (1) There is no outstanding secured obligation; and (2) The secured party is not committed to make advances, incur obligations, or otherwise give value. (B) Within ten days after receiving an authenticated demand by the debtor, a secured party shall send to an account debtor that has received notification of an assignment to...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Request" means a record of a type described in division (A)(2), (3), or (4) of this section. (2) "Request for an accounting" means a record authenticated by a debtor requesting that the recipient provide an accounting of the unpaid obligations secured by collateral and reasonably identifying the transaction or relationship that is the subject of the request. (3) "Request regarding...

...Except as otherwise provided in sections 1309.303 to 1309.306 of the Revised Code, the following rules determine the law governing perfection, the effect of perfection or nonperfection, and the priority of a security interest in collateral: (A) Except as otherwise provided in this section, while a debtor is located in a jurisdiction, the local law of that jurisdiction governs perfection, the effect of perfect...

...While farm products are located in a jurisdiction, the local law of that jurisdiction governs perfection, the effect of perfection or nonperfection, and the priority of an agricultural lien on the farm products.

...(A) This section applies to goods covered by a certificate of title, even if there is no other relationship between the jurisdiction under whose certificate of title the goods are covered and the goods or the debtor. (B) Goods become covered by a certificate of title when a valid application for the certificate of title and the applicable fee are delivered to the appropriate authority. Goods cease to be covered by a...