District of Columbia Code
Article 9 - Secured Transactions
Part III - Perfection and Priority

Subpart 1 - Law Governing Perfection and Priority

§ 28:9–301. Law governing perfection and priority of security interests - Except as otherwise provided in §§ 28:9-303 through 28:9-306, the...

§ 28:9–302. Law governing perfection and priority of agricultural liens - While farm products are located in a jurisdiction, the local...

§ 28:9–303. Law governing perfection and priority of security interests in goods covered by a certificate of title - (a) This section applies to goods covered by a certificate...

§ 28:9–304. Law governing perfection and priority of security interests in deposit accounts - (a) The local law of a bank’s jurisdiction governs perfection,...

§ 28:9–305. Law governing perfection and priority of security interests in investment property - (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c), the following...

§ 28:9–306. Law governing perfection and priority of security interests in letter-of-credit rights - (a) Subject to subsection (c), the local law of the...

§ 28:9–307. Location of debtor - (a) In this section, “place of business” means a place...

Subpart 2 - Perfection

§ 28:9–308. When security interest or agricultural lien is perfected; continuity of perfection - (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section and §...

§ 28:9–309. Security interest perfected upon attachment - The following security interests are perfected when they attach: (1)...

§ 28:9–310. When filing required to perfect security interest or agricultural lien; security interests and agricultural liens to which filing provisions do not apply - (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) and §...

§ 28:9–311. Perfection of security interests in property subject to certain statutes, regulations, and treaties - (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d), the filing...

§ 28:9–312. 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 withou... - (a) A security interest in chattel paper, negotiable documents, instruments,...

§ 28:9–313. When possession by or delivery to secured party perfects security interest without filing - (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), a secured...

§ 28:9–314. Perfection by control - (a) A security interest in investment property, deposit accounts, letter-of-credit...

§ 28:9–315. Secured party’s rights on disposition of collateral and in proceeds - (a) Except as otherwise provided in this article and in...

§ 28:9–316. Effect of change in governing law - (a) A security interest perfected pursuant to the law of...

Subpart 3 - Priority

§ 28:9–317. Interests that take priority over or take free of unperfected security interest or agricultural lien - (a) A security interest or agricultural lien is subordinate to...

§ 28:9–318. 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 - (a) A debtor that has sold an account, chattel paper,...

§ 28:9–319. Rights and title of consignee with respect to creditors and purchasers - (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), for purposes...

§ 28:9–320. Buyer of goods - (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (e), a buyer...

§ 28:9–321. Licensee of general intangible and lessee of goods in ordinary course of business - (a) In this section, “licensee in ordinary course of business”...

§ 28:9–322. Priorities among conflicting security interests in and agricultural liens on same collateral - (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, priority among...

§ 28:9–323. Future advances - (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c), for purposes...

§ 28:9–324. Priority of purchase-money security interests - (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (g), a perfected...

§ 28:9–325. Priority of security interests in transferred collateral - (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), a security...

§ 28:9–326. Priority of security interests created by new debtor - (a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, a security...

§ 28:9–327. Priority of security interests in deposit account - The following rules govern priority among conflicting security interests in...

§ 28:9–328. Priority of security interests in investment property - The following rules govern priority among conflicting security interests in...

§ 28:9–329. Priority of security interests in letter-of-credit right - The following rules govern priority among conflicting security interests in...

§ 28:9–330. Priority of purchaser of chattel paper or instrument - (a) A purchaser of chattel paper has priority over a...

§ 28:9–331. 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 - (a) This article does not limit the rights of a...

§ 28:9–332. Transfer of money; transfer of funds from deposit account - (a) A transferee of money takes the money free of...

§ 28:9–333. Priority of certain liens arising by operation of law - (a) In this section, “possessory lien” means an interest, other...

§ 28:9–334. Priority of security interests in fixtures and crops - (a) A security interest under this article may be created...

§ 28:9–335. Accessions - (a) A security interest may be created in an accession...

§ 28:9–336. Commingled goods - (a) In this section, “commingled goods” means goods that are...

§ 28:9–337. Priority of security interests in goods covered by certificate of title - If, while a security interest in goods is perfected by...

§ 28:9–338. Priority of security interest or agricultural lien perfected by filed financing statement providing certain incorrect information - If a security interest or agricultural lien is perfected by...

§ 28:9–339. Priority subject to subordination - This article does not preclude subordination by agreement by a...

Subpart 4 - Rights of Bank

§ 28:9–340. Effectiveness of right of recoupment or set-off against deposit account - (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c), a bank...

§ 28:9–341. Bank’s rights and duties with respect to deposit account - Except as otherwise provided in § 28:9-340(c), and unless the...

§ 28:9–342. Bank’s right to refuse to enter into or disclose existence of control agreement - This article does not require a bank to enter into...