California · Commercial Code
COM §9305: (a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (c), the following rules apply: (1) While a security certificate is located in a jurisdiction, the local law of that jurisdiction governs perfection, th
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While a security certificate is in a jurisdiction, that jurisdiction's local law governs how perfection occurs, except as otherwise provided.
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