Section 9-331 - Priority of rights of purchasers of instruments, documents, and securities under other articles; priority of interests in financial assets and security entitlements under Title 8. - Maryland Statutes

§ 9-331. Priority of rights of purchasers of instruments, documents, and securities under other articles; priority of interests in financial assets and security entitlements under Title 8.
 

(a)  This title does not limit the rights of a holder in due course of a negotiable instrument, a holder to which a negotiable document of title has been duly negotiated, or a protected purchaser of a security. These holders or purchasers take priority over an earlier security interest, even if perfected, to the extent provided in Titles 3, 7, and 8 of this article. 

(b)  This title does not limit the rights of or impose liability on a person to the extent that the person is protected against the assertion of a claim under Title 8 of this article. 

(c)  Filing under this title does not constitute notice of a claim or defense to the holders, or purchasers, or persons described in subsections (a) and (b). 
 

[1999, ch. 282, § 2; 2001, ch. 408, § 2.]