(a) [General scope of article.]
Except as otherwise provided in subsections (c) and (d), this article applies to:
(1) a transaction, regardless of its form, that creates a security interest in personal property or fixtures by contract;
(2) an agricultural lien ;
(3) a sale of accounts , chattel paper , payment intangibles , or promissory notes ;
(4) a consignment ;
(5) a security interest arising under Section 2-401 , 2-505 , 2-711 (3), or 2A-508 (5), as provided in Section 9-110 ; and
(6) a security interest arising under Section 4-210 or 5-118 .
(b) [Security interest in secured obligation.]
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.
(c) [Extent to which article does not apply.]
This article does not apply to the extent that:
(1) a statute, regulation, or treaty of the United States preempts this article;
(2) 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;
(3) 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
(4) the rights of a transferee beneficiary or nominated person under a letter of credit are independent and superior under Section 5-114 .
(d) [Inapplicability of article.]
This article does not apply to:
(1) a landlord's lien, other than an agricultural lien ;
(2) a lien, other than an agricultural lien, given by statute or other rule of law for services or materials, but Section 9-333 applies with respect to priority of the lien;
(3) an assignment of a claim for wages, salary, or other compensation of an employee;
(4) a sale of accounts , chattel paper , payment intangibles , or promissory notes as part of a sale of the business out of which they arose;
(5) an assignment of accounts , chattel paper , payment intangibles , or promissory notes which is for the purpose of collection only;
(6) an assignment of a right to payment under a contract to an assignee that is also obligated to perform under the contract;
(7) an assignment of a single account , payment intangible , or promissory note to an assignee in full or partial satisfaction of a preexisting indebtedness;
(8) 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 9-315 and 9-322 apply with respect to proceeds and priorities in proceeds;
(9) an assignment of a right represented by a judgment, other than a judgment taken on a right to payment that was collateral ;
(10) a right of recoupment or set-off, but:
(A) Section 9-340 applies with respect to the effectiveness of rights of recoupment or set-off against deposit accounts ; and
(B) Section 9-404 applies with respect to defenses or claims of an account debtor ;
(11) 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:
(A) liens on real property in Sections 9-203 and 9-308 ;
(B) fixtures in Section 9-334 ;
(C) fixture filings in Sections 9-501 , 9-502 , 9-512 , 9-516 , and 9-519 ; and
(D) security agreements covering personal and real property in Section 9-604 ;
(12) an assignment of a claim arising in tort, other than a commercial tort claim , but Sections 9-315 and 9-322 apply with respect to proceeds and priorities in proceeds; or
(13) an assignment of a deposit account in a consumer transaction , but Sections 9-315 and 9-322 apply with respect to proceeds and priorities in proceeds.