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HomeCommercial CodeDiv. 9Ch. 2§ 9202 Title Secured Party Rights Regardless Title

§ 9202 Title Secured Party Rights Regardless Title

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§ 9202 Title Secured Party Rights Regardless Title

Key Takeaways

  • •This law is about who owns stuff when someone borrows money and uses their things as a promise to pay back.
  • •It doesn’t matter if the person who lent the money or the person who borrowed it has the title (official paper saying who owns it).
  • •The rules apply to most things used as promises to pay back money, except for a few special cases like promises to pay later or money owed to someone.

Example

You borrow money from a bank to buy a car, and the car is the promise that you’ll pay the money back.

Even if the bank has the title to the car, this law says the same rules apply as if you had the title. The bank can still take the car if you don’t pay, and you still have to follow the rules about paying back the money.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 9202 Title Secured Party Rights Regardless Title

Except as otherwise provided with respect to consignments or sales of accounts, chattel paper, payment intangibles, or promissory notes, the provisions of this article with regard to rights and obligations apply whether title to collateral is in the secured party or the debtor. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 991, Sec. 35. Effective January 1, 2000. Operative July 1, 2001, by Sec. 75 of Ch. 991 and Section 9701.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

consignmentssales of accountschattel paperpayment intangiblespromissory notestitle to collateralsecured partydebtor

Related Statutes

  • § 9207 Secured Party Collateral Care
  • § 9205 Debtor Control Of Collateral
  • § 9203 Security Interest Attachment Conditions
  • § 9208 Release Deposit Account Control
  • § 9209 Release Of Account Debtors

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Commercial Code. Section 9202.
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