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(a) Except as otherwise provided in Subsection (c) of this section, for purposes of determining the priority of a perfected security interest under Paragraph (1) of Subsection (a) of Section 55-9-322 NMSA 1978, perfection of the security interest dates from the time an advance is made to the extent that the security interest secures an advance that:
(1) is made while the security interest is perfected only:
(A) under Section 55-9-309 NMSA 1978 when it attaches; or
(B) temporarily under Subsection (e), (f) or (g) of Section 55-9-312 NMSA 1978; and
(2) is not made pursuant to a commitment entered into before or while the security interest is perfected by a method other than under Section 55-9-309 or Subsection (e), (f) or (g) of Section 55-9-312 NMSA 1978.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in Subsection (c) of this section, a security interest is subordinate to the rights of a person that becomes a lien creditor to the extent that the security interest secures an advance made more than forty-five days after the person becomes a lien creditor unless the advance is made:
(1) without knowledge of the lien; or
(2) pursuant to a commitment entered into without knowledge of the lien.
(c) Subsections (a) and (b) of this section do not apply to a security interest held by a secured party that is a buyer of accounts, chattel paper, payment intangibles or promissory notes or a consignor.
(d) Except as otherwise provided in Subsection (e) of this section, a buyer of goods takes free of a security interest to the extent that it secures advances made after the earlier of:
(1) the time the secured party acquires knowledge of the buyer's purchase; or
(2) forty-five days after the purchase.
(e) Subsection (d) of this section does not apply if the advance is made pursuant to a commitment entered into without knowledge of the buyer's purchase and before the expiration of the forty-five-day period.
(f) Except as otherwise provided in Subsection (g) of this section, a lessee of goods, other than a lessee in ordinary course of business, takes the leasehold interest free of a security interest to the extent that it secures advances made after the earlier of:
(1) the time the secured party acquires knowledge of the lease; or
(2) forty-five days after the lease contract becomes enforceable.
(g) Subsection (f) of this section does not apply if the advance is made pursuant to a commitment entered into without knowledge of the lease and before the expiration of the forty-five-day period.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New Mexico Statutes Chapter 55. Uniform Commercial Code § 55-9-323. Future advances - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nm/chapter-55-uniform-commercial-code/nm-st-sect-55-9-323.html
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