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Miss. Code Ann. § 75-9-109
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Except as otherwise provided in subsections (c) and (d), this article applies to: A transaction, regardless of its form, that creates a security interest in personal property or fixtures by contract; An agricultural lien; A sale of accounts, chattel paper, payment intangibles, or promissory notes; A consignment; A security interest arising under Section 75-2-401, 75-2-505, 75-2-711(3), or 75-2A-508(5), as provided in Section 75-9-110; and A security interest arising under Section 75-4-210 or 75-5-118. An assignment of a single account, payment intangible, or promissory note to an assignee in full or partial satisfaction of a preexisting indebtedness; 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 Sections 75-9-315 and 75-9-322 apply with respect to proceeds and priorities in proceeds; An assignment of a right represented by a judgment, other than a judgment taken on a right to payment that was collateral; A right of recoupment or set-off, but: 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: An assignment of a claim arising in tort, other than a commercial tort claim, but Sections 75-9-315 and 75-9-322 apply with respect to proceeds and priorities in proceeds; or To a transfer by this state or a governmental unit of this state. The application of this article 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 article does not apply. This article does not apply to the extent that: A statute, regulation, or treaty of the United States preempts this article; A statute of another state, a foreign country, or a governmental unit of another state or a foreign country, other than a statute generally applicable to security interests, expressly governs creation, perfection, priority, or enforcement of a security interest created by the state, country, or governmental unit; or The rights of a transferee beneficiary or nominated person under a letter of credit are independent and superior under Section 75-5-114. This article does not apply to: A landlord’s lien, other than an agricultural lien; A lien, other than an agricultural lien, given by statute or other rule of law for services or materials, but Section 75-9-333 applies with respect to priority of the lien; An assignment of a claim for wages, salary, or other compensation of an employee; A sale of accounts, chattel paper, payment intangibles, or promissory notes as part of a sale of the business out of which they arose; An assignment of accounts, chattel paper, payment intangibles, or promissory notes which is for the purpose of collection only; An assignment of a right to payment under a contract to an assignee that is also obligated to perform under the contract; Section 75-9-340 applies with respect to the effectiveness of rights of recoupment or set-off against deposit accounts; and Section 75-9-404 applies with respect to defenses or claims of an account debtor; Liens on real property in Sections 75-9-203 and 75-9-308; Fixtures in Section 75-9-334; Fixture filings in Sections 75-9-501, 75-9-502, 75-9-512, 75-9-516, and 75-9-519; and Security agreements covering personal and real property in Section 75-9-604;
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