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Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) Except as otherwise provided in the Uniform Commercial Code, a security agreement is effective according to its terms between the parties, against purchasers of the collateral, and against creditors.
(b) A transaction subject to this chapter is subject to any applicable rule of law which establishes a different rule for consumers; to any other statute or rule of this state that regulates the rates, charges, agreements, and practices for loans, credit sales, or other extensions of credit; to rights for workers' compensation as provided in § 11-9-110(a); and to any consumer-protection statute or rule of this state.
(c) In case of conflict between this chapter and a rule of law, statute, or rule described in subsection (b), the rule of law, statute, or rule controls. Failure to comply with a statute or rule described in subsection (b) has only the effect the statute or rule specifies.
(d) This chapter does not:
(1) validate any rate, charge, agreement, or practice that violates a rule of law, statute, or rule described in subsection (b); or
(2) extend the application of the rule of law, statute, or rule to a transaction not otherwise subject to it.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Arkansas Code Title 4. Business and Commercial Law § 4-9-201. General effectiveness of security agreement - last updated March 28, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ar/title-4-business-and-commercial-law/ar-code-sect-4-9-201/
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