N.Y. UCC Law § 9-326
This is the official text of N.Y. UCC Law § 9-326, part of New York’s UCC Law — part of the compiled statutory law of New York, published by the state as "UCC Law." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.
Not legal advice. This page reproduces the official text of a government statute for reference only. Laws change, and how a statute applies depends on your specific facts. For advice about your situation, consult a licensed attorney in your state.
Priority of Security Interests Created by New Debtor
Official statutory text
Section 9--326. Priority of Security Interests Created by New Debtor.\n (a) Subordination of security interest created by new debtor. Subject\nto subsection (b), a security interest that is created by a new debtor\nin collateral in which the new debtor has or acquires rights and is\nperfected solely by a filed financing statement that would be\nineffective to perfect the security interest but for the application of\nSection 9--316(i)(1) or 9--508 is subordinate to a security interest in\nthe same collateral which is perfected other than by such a filed\nfinancing statement.\n (b) Priority under other provisions; multiple original debtors. The\nother provisions of this part determine the priority among conflicting\nsecurity interests in the same collateral perfected by filed financing\nstatements described in subsection (a). However, if the security\nagreements to which a new debtor became bound as debtor were not entered\ninto by the same original debtor, the conflicting security interests\nrank according to priority in time of the new debtor's having become\nbound.\n
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
Need a lawyer in New York?
Find a New York lawyer
About this page: Statute text is reproduced from official government publishers via the
Open US Law dataset
(Vaquill AI, snapshot v2026.08, CC BY 4.0). Primary legislative text like this is public domain under the government-edicts doctrine
(Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). We link every section back to its official source so you can verify it independently.