12A:9-109. Scope.

   (a)   General scope of chapter. Except as otherwise provided in subsections (c) and (d), this chapter applies to:

   (1)   a transaction, regardless of its form, that creates a security interest in personal property or fixtures by contract;

   (2)   an agricultural lien;

   (3)   a sale of accounts, chattel paper, payment intangibles, or promissory notes;

   (4)   a consignment;

   (5)   a security interest arising under 12A:2-401, 12A:2-505, 12A:2-711(3), or 12A:2A-508(5), as provided in 12A:9-110; and

   (6)   a security interest arising under 12A:4-210 or 12A:5-118.

   (b)   Security interest in secured obligation. The application of this chapter to a security interest in a secured obligation is not affected by the fact that the obligation is itself secured by a transaction or interest to which this chapter does not apply.

   (c)   Extent to which chapter does not apply. This chapter does not apply to the extent that:

   (1)   a statute, regulation, or treaty of the United States preempts this chapter; or

   (2)   the rights of a transferee beneficiary or nominated person under a letter of credit are independent and superior under 12A:5-114.

   (d)   Inapplicability of chapter. This chapter does not apply to:

   (1)   a landlord's lien, other than an agricultural lien;

   (2)   a lien, other than an agricultural lien, given by statute or other rule of law for services or materials, but 12A:9-333 applies with respect to priority of the lien;

   (3)   an assignment of a claim for wages, salary, or other compensation of an employee;

   (4)   a sale of accounts, chattel paper, payment intangibles, or promissory notes as part of a sale of the business out of which they arose;

   (5)   an assignment of accounts, chattel paper, payment intangibles, or promissory notes which is for the purpose of collection only;

   (6)   an assignment of a right to payment under a contract to an assignee that is also obligated to perform under the contract;

   (7)   an assignment of a single account, payment intangible, or promissory note to an assignee in full or partial satisfaction of a preexisting indebtedness;

   (8)   a transfer of an interest in or an assignment of a claim under a policy of insurance, other than an assignment by or to a health-care provider of a health-care-insurance receivable and any subsequent assignment of the right to payment, but 12A:9-315 and 12A:9-322 apply with respect to proceeds and priorities in proceeds;

   (9)   an assignment of a right represented by a judgment, other than a judgment taken on a right to payment that was collateral;

   (10) a right of recoupment or set-off, but:

   (A)   12A:9-340 applies with respect to the effectiveness of rights of recoupment or set-off against deposit accounts; and

   (B)   12A:9-404 applies with respect to defenses or claims of an account debtor;

   (11) the creation or transfer of an interest in or lien on real property, including a lease or rents thereunder, except to the extent that provision is made for:

   (A)   liens on real property in 12A:9-203 and 12A:9-308;

   (B)   fixtures in 12A:9-334; and

   (C)   fixture filings in 12A:9-501, 12A:9-502, 12A:9-512, 12A:9-516 and 12A:9-519; and

   (D)   security agreements covering personal and real property in 12A:9-604;

   (12) an assignment of a claim arising in tort, other than a commercial tort claim, but 12A:9-315 and 12A:9-322 apply with respect to proceeds and priorities in proceeds;

   (13) an assignment of a deposit account in a consumer transaction, but 12A:9-315 and 12A:9-322 apply with respect to proceeds and priorities in proceeds; or

   (14) a transfer by a government or governmental unit.

   L.2001, c.117, s.1; amended 2001, c.386, s.7.