Okla. Stat. tit. 12A, § 12A-12-107
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Oklahoma Statutes - Title 12A. Uniform Commercial Code Page 469
GOVERNING LAW
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the
local law of a controllable electronic record's jurisdiction governs
a matter covered by this article.
(b) For a controllable electronic record that evidences a
controllable account or controllable payment intangible, the local
law of the controllable electronic record's jurisdiction governs a
matter covered by Section 12-106 of this title unless an effective
agreement determines that the local law of another jurisdiction
governs.
(c) The following rules determine a controllable electronic
record's jurisdiction under this section:
(1) If the controllable electronic record, or a record attached
to or logically associated with the controllable electronic record
and readily available for review, expressly provides that a
particular jurisdiction is the controllable electronic record's
jurisdiction for purposes of this article or the Uniform Commercial
Code, that jurisdiction is the controllable electronic record's
jurisdiction.
(2) If paragraph (1) of this subsection does not apply and the
rules of the system in which the controllable electronic record is
recorded are readily available for review and expressly provide that
a particular jurisdiction is the controllable electronic record's
jurisdiction for purposes of this article or the Uniform Commercial
Code, that jurisdiction is the controllable electronic record's
jurisdiction.
(3) If paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection do not apply
and the controllable electronic record, or a record attached to or
logically associated with the controllable electronic record and
readily available for review, expressly provides that the
controllable electronic record is governed by the law of a
particular jurisdiction, that jurisdiction is the controllable
electronic record's jurisdiction.
(4) If paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of this subsection do not
apply and the rules of the system in which the controllable
electronic record is recorded are readily available for review and
expressly provide that the controllable electronic record or the
system is governed by the law of a particular jurisdiction, that
jurisdiction is the controllable electronic record's jurisdiction.
(5) If paragraphs (1) through (4) of this subsection do not
apply, the controllable electronic record's jurisdiction is the
District of Columbia.
(d) If paragraph (5) of subsection (c) of this section applies
and Article 12 is not in effect in the District of Columbia without
material modification, the governing law for a matter covered by
this article is the law of the District of Columbia as though
Article 12 were in effect in the District of Columbia without
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 12A. Uniform Commercial Code Page 470
material modification. In this subsection, "Article 12" means
Article 12 of Uniform Commercial Code Amendments (2022).
(e) To the extent subsections (a) and (b) of this section
provide that the local law of the controllable electronic record's
jurisdiction governs a matter covered by this article, that law
governs even if the matter or a transaction to which the matter
relates does not bear any relation to the controllable electronic
record's jurisdiction.
(f) The rights acquired under Section 12-104 of this title by a
purchaser or qualifying purchaser are governed by the law applicable
under this section at the time of purchase.
GOVERNING LAW
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the
local law of a controllable electronic record's jurisdiction governs
a matter covered by this article.
(b) For a controllable electronic record that evidences a
controllable account or controllable payment intangible, the local
law of the controllable electronic record's jurisdiction governs a
matter covered by Section 12-106 of this title unless an effective
agreement determines that the local law of another jurisdiction
governs.
(c) The following rules determine a controllable electronic
record's jurisdiction under this section:
(1) If the controllable electronic record, or a record attached
to or logically associated with the controllable electronic record
and readily available for review, expressly provides that a
particular jurisdiction is the controllable electronic record's
jurisdiction for purposes of this article or the Uniform Commercial
Code, that jurisdiction is the controllable electronic record's
jurisdiction.
(2) If paragraph (1) of this subsection does not apply and the
rules of the system in which the controllable electronic record is
recorded are readily available for review and expressly provide that
a particular jurisdiction is the controllable electronic record's
jurisdiction for purposes of this article or the Uniform Commercial
Code, that jurisdiction is the controllable electronic record's
jurisdiction.
(3) If paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection do not apply
and the controllable electronic record, or a record attached to or
logically associated with the controllable electronic record and
readily available for review, expressly provides that the
controllable electronic record is governed by the law of a
particular jurisdiction, that jurisdiction is the controllable
electronic record's jurisdiction.
(4) If paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of this subsection do not
apply and the rules of the system in which the controllable
electronic record is recorded are readily available for review and
expressly provide that the controllable electronic record or the
system is governed by the law of a particular jurisdiction, that
jurisdiction is the controllable electronic record's jurisdiction.
(5) If paragraphs (1) through (4) of this subsection do not
apply, the controllable electronic record's jurisdiction is the
District of Columbia.
(d) If paragraph (5) of subsection (c) of this section applies
and Article 12 is not in effect in the District of Columbia without
material modification, the governing law for a matter covered by
this article is the law of the District of Columbia as though
Article 12 were in effect in the District of Columbia without
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 12A. Uniform Commercial Code Page 470
material modification. In this subsection, "Article 12" means
Article 12 of Uniform Commercial Code Amendments (2022).
(e) To the extent subsections (a) and (b) of this section
provide that the local law of the controllable electronic record's
jurisdiction governs a matter covered by this article, that law
governs even if the matter or a transaction to which the matter
relates does not bear any relation to the controllable electronic
record's jurisdiction.
(f) The rights acquired under Section 12-104 of this title by a
purchaser or qualifying purchaser are governed by the law applicable
under this section at the time of purchase.
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