Perfection by Control.
RSA 382-A:9-314
in effect382-A:9-314. Perfection by Control.
(a)Perfection by control. A security interest in controllable accounts, controllable electronic records, controllable payment intangibles, deposit accounts, electronic documents, investment property, or letter-of-credit rights may be perfected by control of the collateral under Section 7-106, 9-104, 9-106, 9-107, or 9-107A.
(b)Specified collateral: time of perfection by control; continuation of perfection. A security interest in controllable accounts, controllable electronic records, controllable payment intangibles, deposit accounts, electronic documents, or letter-of-credit rights is perfected by control under Section 7-106, 9-104, 9-107, or 9-107A not earlier than the time the secured party obtains control and remains perfected by control only while the secured party retains control.
(c)Investment property: time of perfection by control; continuation of perfection. A security interest in investment property is perfected by control under Section 9-106 not earlier than the time the secured party obtains control and remains perfected by control until:
(1) the secured party does not have control; and
(2) one of the following occurs:
(A) if the collateral is a certificated security, the debtor has or acquires possession of the security certificate;
(B) if the collateral is an uncertificated security, the issuer has registered or registers the debtor as the registered owner; or
(C) if the collateral is a security entitlement, the debtor is or becomes the entitlement holder.
Source. 2001, 102:25, eff. July 1, 2001. 2006, 169:44, eff. Jan. 1, 2007. 2022, 281:65, eff. Jan. 1, 2023. 2023, 236:47, 101, eff. Oct. 7, 2023.
Source: New Hampshire General Court (gc.nh.gov)URL: https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/XXXIV-A/382-A/382-A-9-314.htmFetched: 10/20/2026