District of Columbia Code
Part VIII - Transition Provisions for 2012 Amendments
§ 28:9–803. Security interest perfected before applicability date

(a) A security interest that is a perfected security interest immediately before the applicability date is a perfected security interest under Article 9 as amended by the 2012 Act if, on the applicability date, the applicable requirements for attachment and perfection under Article 9 as amended by 2012 Act are satisfied without further action.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in § 28:9-805, if, immediately before the applicability date, a security interest is a perfected security interest, but the applicable requirements for perfection under Article 9 as amended by the 2012 Act are not satisfied on the applicability date, the security interest remains perfected thereafter only if the applicable requirements for perfection under Article 9 as amended by the 2012 Act are satisfied within one year after the applicability date.
(May 1, 2013, D.C. Law 19-302, § 2(s), 60 DCR 2688.)
Applicability of D.C. Law 19-302: Section 4 of D.C. Law 19-302 provided that the act shall apply as of July 1, 2013.