§ 679.3101, Fla. Stat. · Part III. PERFECTION AND PRIORITY
When filing required to perfect security interest or agricultural lien; security interests and agricultural liens to which filing provisions do not apply.
Text — 2026 Florida Statutes
(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) and s. 679.3121(2), a financing statement must be filed to perfect all security interests and agricultural liens.
(2) The filing of a financing statement is not necessary to perfect a security interest:
(a) That is perfected under s. 679.3081(4), (5), (6), or (7);
(b) That is perfected under s. 679.3091 when it attaches;
(c) In property subject to a statute, regulation, or treaty described in s. 679.3111(1);
(d) In goods in possession of a bailee which is perfected under s. 679.3121(4)(a) or (b);
(e) In certificated securities, documents, goods, or instruments which is perfected without filing, control, or possession under s. 679.3121(5), (6), or (7);
(f) In collateral in the secured party’s possession under s. 679.3131;
(g) In a certificated security which is perfected by delivery of the security certificate to the secured party under s. 679.3131;
(h) In controllable accounts, controllable electronic records, controllable payment intangibles, deposit accounts, electronic documents, investment property, or letter-of-credit rights which is perfected by control under s. 679.3141(1);
(i) In proceeds which is perfected under s. 679.3151; or
(j) That is perfected under s. 679.3161.
(3) If a secured party assigns a perfected security interest or agricultural lien, a filing under this chapter is not required to continue the perfected status of the security interest against creditors of and transferees from the original debtor.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
s. 3, ch. 2001-198; s. 63, ch. 2010-131; s. 86, ch. 2025-92.
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Provisions in this library that the text above cites, as it prints each citation. A range cited as “ss. 61.13-61.16” links its first and last provisions.
The Florida Statutes
- § 679.3081, Fla. Stat.When security interest or agricultural lien is perfected; continuity of perfection.Printed as s. 679.3081(4)
- § 679.3091, Fla. Stat.Security interest perfected upon attachment.Printed as s. 679.3091
- § 679.3111, Fla. Stat.Perfection of security interests in property subject to certain statutes, regulations, and treaties.Printed as s. 679.3111(1)
- § 679.3121, Fla. Stat.Perfection of security interests in chattel paper, controllable accounts, controllable electronic records, controllable payment intangibles, deposit accounts, documents, goods covered by documents, instruments, investment property, letter-of-credit rights, and money; perfection by permissive filing; temporary perfection without filing or transfer of possession.
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The Florida Statutes
- § 679.1021, Fla. Stat.Definitions and index of definitions.Printed as s. 679.3101(3)
- § 679.3081, Fla. Stat.When security interest or agricultural lien is perfected; continuity of perfection.Printed as s. 679.3101; ss. 679.3101-679.3161
- § 679.3111, Fla. Stat.Perfection of security interests in property subject to certain statutes, regulations, and treaties.Printed as s. 679.3101(1)
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