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Florida Statute 679.3011 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 679.3011 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 679.3011 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
679.3011 Law governing perfection and priority of security interests.Except as otherwise provided in ss. 679.1091 and 679.3031-679.3062, the following rules determine the law governing perfection, the effect of perfection or nonperfection, and the priority of a security interest in collateral:
(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, while a debtor is located in a jurisdiction, the local law of that jurisdiction governs perfection, the effect of perfection or nonperfection, and the priority of a security interest in collateral.
(2) While collateral is located in a jurisdiction, the local law of that jurisdiction governs perfection, the effect of perfection or nonperfection, and the priority of a possessory security interest in that collateral.
(3) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (4) and (5), while tangible negotiable documents, goods, instruments, or tangible money is located in a jurisdiction, the local law of that jurisdiction governs:
(a) Perfection of a security interest in the goods by filing a fixture filing;
(b) Perfection of a security interest in timber to be cut; and
(c) The effect of perfection or nonperfection and the priority of a nonpossessory security interest in the collateral.
(4) The local law of the jurisdiction in which the wellhead or minehead is located governs perfection, the effect of perfection or nonperfection, and the priority of a security interest in as-extracted collateral.
(5) The law of this state governs:
(a) The perfection of a security interest in goods that are or are to become fixtures in this state by the filing of a fixture filing.
(b) The effect of perfection or nonperfection and the priority of a security interest in goods that are or are to become fixtures in this state.
History.s. 3, ch. 2001-198; s. 5, ch. 2002-242; s. 62, ch. 2010-131; s. 81, ch. 2025-92.

Cases Citing F.S. 679.3011

Fla. Stat. § 679.3011 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
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Kapila v. Clark Ex Rel. Matthew Wortley Trust (In Re Trafford Distrib. Ctr., Inc.), 414 B.R. 849 (Bankr. S.D. Fla. 2009).

Cited 1 times | Published | United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Florida. | 22 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. B 148, 2009 Bankr. LEXIS 2419

...Since I find that Defendant's Lien is unperfected, rendering it unsecured, I will grant the Motion and the relief requested therein. A. Defendants' Lien is unperfected and unsecured The facts as stipulated by the parties are sufficient to demonstrate that Defendants' Lien is unsecured. According to Florida Statutes § 679.3011, adopted as part of Florida's version of Revised Article 9 to the Uniform Commercial Code, the law of the jurisdiction in which the debtor is located governs the perfection and priority of security interests....
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In re Tuscany Energy, LLC, 561 B.R. 910 (Bankr. S.D. Fla. 2016).

Published | United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Florida. | 2016 Bankr. LEXIS 4546, 63 Bankr. Ct. Dec. (CRR) 155

...The Debtor's Schedule D: Creditors Who Have Claims Secured by Property [ECF No. 38] lists the claim of Armstrong Bank as undisputed and secured by a "blanket lien on Debt- or’s assets.” . Because the Debtor is a Florida corporation, Florida law governs the perfection of security interests. Florida Statutes § 679.3011, ....

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