Delaware Code
Part 3. Perfection and Priority
§ 9-308. When security interest or agricultural lien is perfected; continuity of perfection.

(a) Perfection of security interest. — Except as otherwise provided in this section and Section 9-309, a security interest is perfected if it has attached and all of the applicable requirements for perfection in Sections 9-310 through 9-316 have been satisfied. A security interest is perfected when it attaches if the applicable requirements are satisfied before the security interest attaches.
(b) Perfection of agricultural lien. — An agricultural lien is perfected if it has become effective and all of the applicable requirements for perfection in Section 9-310 have been satisfied. An agricultural lien is perfected when it becomes effective if the applicable requirements are satisfied before the agricultural lien becomes effective.
(c) Continuous perfection; perfection by different methods. — A security interest or agricultural lien is perfected continuously if it is originally perfected by one method under this Article and is later perfected by another method under this Article, without an intermediate period when it was unperfected.
(d) Supporting obligation. — Perfection of a security interest in collateral also perfects a security interest in a supporting obligation for the collateral.
(e) Lien securing right to payment. — Perfection of a security interest in a right to payment or performance also perfects a security interest in a security interest, mortgage, or other lien on personal or real property securing the right.
(f) Security entitlement carried in securities account. — Perfection of a security interest in a securities account also perfects a security interest in the security entitlements carried in the securities account.
(g) Commodity contract carried in commodity account. — Perfection of a security interest in a commodity account also perfects a security interest in the commodity contracts carried in the commodity account.

Structure Delaware Code

Delaware Code

Title 6 - Commerce and Trade

Article 9. Secured Transactions

Part 3. Perfection and Priority

§ 9-301. Law governing perfection and priority of security interests.

§ 9-302. Law governing perfection and priority of agricultural liens.

§ 9-303. Law governing perfection and priority of security interests in goods covered by a certificate of title.

§ 9-304. Law governing perfection and priority of security interests in deposit accounts.

§ 9-305. Law governing perfection and priority of security interests in investment property.

§ 9-306. Law governing perfection and priority of security interests in letter-of-credit rights.

§ 9-307. Location of debtor.

§ 9-308. When security interest or agricultural lien is perfected; continuity of perfection.

§ 9-309. Security interest perfected upon attachment.

§ 9-310. When filing required to perfect security interest or agricultural lien; security interests and agricultural liens to which filing provisions do not apply.

§ 9-311. Perfection of security interests in property subject to certain statutes, regulations, and treaties.

§ 9-312. Perfection of security interests in chattel paper, deposit accounts, documents, goods covered by documents, instruments, investment property, letter-of-credit rights, and money; perfection by permissive filing; temporary perfection without f...

§ 9-313. When possession by or delivery to secured party perfects security interest without filing.

§ 9-314. Perfection by control.

§ 9-315. Secured party's rights on disposition of collateral and in proceeds.

§ 9-316. Effect of change in governing law.

§ 9-317. Interests that take priority over or take free of security interest or agricultural lien.

§ 9-318. No interest retained in right to payment that is sold; rights and title of seller of account or chattel paper with respect to creditors and purchasers.

§ 9-319. Rights and title of consignee with respect to creditors and purchasers.

§ 9-320. Buyer of goods.

§ 9-321. Licensee of general intangible and lessee of goods in ordinary course of business.

§ 9-322. Priorities among conflicting security interests in and agricultural liens on same collateral.

§ 9-323. Future advances.

§ 9-324. Priority of purchase-money security interests.

§ 9-326. Priority of security interests created by new debtor.

§ 9-327. Priority of security interests in deposit account.

§ 9-328. Priority of security interests in investment property.

§ 9-329. Priority of security interests in letter-of-credit right.

§ 9-330. Priority of purchaser of chattel paper or instrument.

§ 9-331. Priority of rights of purchasers of instruments, documents, and securities under other articles; priority of interests in financial assets and security entitlements under Article 8.

§ 9-332. Transfer of money; transfer of funds from deposit account.

§ 9-333. Priority of certain liens arising by operation of law.

§ 9-334. Priority of security interests in fixtures and crops.

§ 9-335. Accessions.

§ 9-336. Commingled goods.

§ 9-337. Priority of security interests in goods covered by certificate of title.

§ 9-338. Priority of security interest or agricultural lien perfected by filed financing statement providing certain incorrect information.

§ 9-339. Priority subject to subordination.

§ 9-340. Effectiveness of right of recoupment or set-off against deposit account.

§ 9-341. Bank's rights and duties with respect to deposit account.

§ 9-342. Bank's right to refuse to enter into or disclose existence of control agreement.