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D.C. Code § 28:9-325

Priority of security interests in transferred collateral

Known as the Uniform Commercial Code

The act spans §§ 28–28 (639 sections).

Oct. 26, 2000, D.C

(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), a security interest created by a debtor is subordinate to a security interest in the same collateral created by another person if:

(1) The debtor acquired the collateral subject to the security interest created by the other person;

(2) The security interest created by the other person was perfected when the debtor acquired the collateral; and

(3) There is no period thereafter when the security interest is unperfected.

(b) Subsection (a) subordinates a security interest only if the security interest:

(1) Otherwise would have priority solely under § 28:9-322(a) or 28:9-324; or

(2) Arose solely under § 28:2-711(3) or 2A-508(5).

Official source: D.C. Law Library (Council of the District of Columbia). Reproduced from public-domain District of Columbia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.