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Cal. Commercial Code § 9501 (2026)

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(a)Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b), if the local law of this state governs perfection of a security interest or agricultural lien, the office in which to file a financing statement to perfect the security interest or agricultural lien is either of the following:

(1)The office designated for the filing or recording of a record of a mortgage on the related real property, if either of the following conditions is satisfied:

(A)The collateral is as-extracted collateral or timber to be cut.

(B)The financing statement is filed as a fixture filing and the collateral is goods that are or are to become fixtures.

(2)The office of the Secretary of State in all other cases, including a case in which the collateral is goods that are or are to become fixtures and the financing statement is not filed as a fixture filing.

(b)The office in which to file a financing statement to perfect a security interest in collateral, including fixtures, of a transmitting utility is the office of the Secretary of State. The financing statement also constitutes a fixture filing as to the collateral indicated in the financing statement which is or is to become fixtures.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases, 1985–2004 · leading case: Allison v. Gate Elec., Inc. (In Re Mycro-Tek, Inc.), 191 B.R. 188 (Bankr. D. Kan. 1996).
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Allison v. Gate Elec., Inc. (In Re Mycro-Tek, Inc.), 191 B.R. 188 (Bankr. D. Kan. 1996). · cites it 2× “Therefore, the general methods of enforcement found in Cal.Com.Code § 9501 presumably apply.”
Mussetter v. Lyke, 10 F. Supp. 2d 944 (N.D. Ill. 1998). “Indeed, HealthTek’s disposition of collateral on only four business days’ notice was a violation of the operative security agreement (which required that five business days’ notice be given (D.”
Albrecht v. Zwaanshoek Holding en Financiering, B.V., 816 P.2d 808 (Wyo. 1991). “" Cal. Commercial Code § 9501 (West 1990) (emphasis added).”
In Re Harris, 120 B.R. 142 (Bankr. S.D. Cal. 1990). · cites it 2× “Consequently, Chrysler’s discussion of the effects of California Commercial Code section 9501 is totally irrelevant.”
Kearns v. Transamerica Home Loan (In Re Kearns), 314 B.R. 819 (9th Cir. BAP 2004). “Code § 9604 (a)(1) tracks the language of former Cal. Com. Code § 9501 (4)(a), we need not formally parse the savings clause of Revised Article 9, Cal.”
Tidrick v. Gen. Bank (In Re Tidrick), 105 B.R. 584 (Bankr. C.D. Cal. 1989). “California Commercial Code Section 9501(4)(c)(ii), dealing with judicial actions to enforce liens on personal property, states, in part: If, in proceeding solely with respect to personal property or fixtures the secured party commences a judicial action against the debtor .”
Capistrano Nat'l Bank v. a & E Prods., Ltd. (In Re a & E Prods., Ltd.), 49 B.R. 120 (Bankr. C.D. Cal. 1985). · cites it 2× “The comment provides: “In general the secured party’s debt may be satisfied after default by: (1) Reduction in the claim to judgment and execution (Commercial Code § 9501(5)); (2) foreclosure on or enforcement under any available judicial procedure (Commercial Code § 9501(1));…”
— Cal. Commercial Code § 9501(1) — 2 cases
Allison v. Gate Elec., Inc. (In Re Mycro-Tek, Inc.), 191 B.R. 188 (Bankr. D. Kan. 1996). “Therefore, the general methods of enforcement found in Cal.Com.Code § 9501 presumably apply.”
Capistrano Nat'l Bank v. a & E Prods., Ltd. (In Re a & E Prods., Ltd.), 49 B.R. 120 (Bankr. C.D. Cal. 1985). “The comment provides: “In general the secured party’s debt may be satisfied after default by: (1) Reduction in the claim to judgment and execution (Commercial Code § 9501(5)); (2) foreclosure on or enforcement under any available judicial procedure (Commercial Code § 9501(1));…”
— Cal. Commercial Code § 9501(3)(b) — 1 case
Mussetter v. Lyke, 10 F. Supp. 2d 944 (N.D. Ill. 1998). “Indeed, HealthTek’s disposition of collateral on only four business days’ notice was a violation of the operative security agreement (which required that five business days’ notice be given (D.”
— Cal. Commercial Code § 9501(4)(c)(ii) — 1 case
Tidrick v. Gen. Bank (In Re Tidrick), 105 B.R. 584 (Bankr. C.D. Cal. 1989). “California Commercial Code Section 9501(4)(c)(ii), dealing with judicial actions to enforce liens on personal property, states, in part: If, in proceeding solely with respect to personal property or fixtures the secured party commences a judicial action against the debtor .”
— Cal. Commercial Code § 9501(5) — 1 case
Capistrano Nat'l Bank v. a & E Prods., Ltd. (In Re a & E Prods., Ltd.), 49 B.R. 120 (Bankr. C.D. Cal. 1985). “The comment provides: “In general the secured party’s debt may be satisfied after default by: (1) Reduction in the claim to judgment and execution (Commercial Code § 9501(5)); (2) foreclosure on or enforcement under any available judicial procedure (Commercial Code § 9501(1));…”
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