TN Code § 47-9-109 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 47 - Commercial Instruments and Transactions|Chapter 9 - Secured Transactions|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 47-9-109. Scope

  General scope of chapter.  Except as otherwise provided in subsections (c) and (d), this chapter 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 § 47-2-401, § 47-2-505, § 47-2-711(3), or § 47-2A-508(5), as provided in § 47-9-110; and   a security interest arising under § 47-4-210 or § 47-5-118.     Security interest in secured obligation.  The application of this chapter 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 chapter does not apply.   Extent to which chapter does not apply.  This chapter does not apply to the extent that:  a statute, regulation, or treaty of the United States preempts this chapter;   another statute of this state expressly governs the creation, perfection, priority, or enforcement of a security interest created by this state or a governmental unit of this state, including, but not limited to, title 9, chapter 22;   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 § 47-5-114.     Inapplicability of chapter.  This chapter 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 § 47-9-333 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;   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 §§ 47-9-315 and 47-9-322 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:  § 47-9-340 applies with respect to the effectiveness of rights of recoupment or set-off against deposit accounts; and   § 47-9-404 applies with respect to defenses or claims of an account debtor;     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:  liens on real property in § 47-9-203 and § 47-9-308;   fixtures in § 47-9-334;   fixture filings in § 47-9-501, § 47-9-502, § 47-9-512, § 47-9-516, and § 47-9-519; and   security agreements covering personal and real property in § 47-9-604;     an assignment of a claim arising in tort, other than a commercial tort claim, but §§ 47-9-315 and 47-9-322 apply with respect to proceeds and priorities in proceeds;   an assignment of a deposit account in a consumer transaction, but §§ 47-9-315 and 47-9-322 apply with respect to proceeds and priorities in proceeds;   an assignment of a claim or right to receive compensation for injuries or sickness as described in 26 U.S.C. § 104(a)(1) or (2), as amended from time to time; or   an assignment of a claim or right to receive benefits under a special needs trust described in 42 U.S.C. § 1396p(d)(4), as amended from time to time.