Section 32-20-41 (Effective January 1, 2010) Perfection of security interest. - Alabama Statutes

Section 32-20-41

(Effective January 1, 2010) Perfection of security interest.

(a) Unless excepted by this section, a security interest in a manufactured home for which a certificate of title is required by the terms of this chapter is not valid against creditors of the owner or subsequent transferees or lienholders of the manufactured home unless perfected as provided in this article or previously perfected under the terms of Chapter 13 of this title.

(b) A security interest is perfected by the delivery to the department of the existing certificate of title, if any, an application for a certificate of title containing the name and address of the lienholder and the date of his or her security agreement and the required fee. It is perfected as of the time of its creation if the delivery is completed within 30 days thereafter, otherwise, as of the time of the delivery.

(Act 2009-746, §4.)