{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-2a-217","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 28:2A-217","heading":"Identification.","body":"Identification of goods as goods to which a lease contract refers may be made at any time and in any manner explicitly agreed to by the parties. In the absence of explicit agreement, identification occurs:\n\n(1)\nWhen the lease contract is made if the lease contract is for a lease of goods that are existing and identified;\n\n(2)\nWhen the goods are shipped, marked, or otherwise designated by the lessor as goods to which the lease contract refers, if the lease contract is for a lease of goods that are not existing and identified; or\n\n(3)\nWhen the young are conceived, if the lease contract is for a lease of unborn young of animals.","path":["Title 28. Commercial Instruments and Transactions. [Enacted title]","Subtitle I. Uniform Commercial Code.","Article 2A. Leases.","Part II. Formation and Construction of Lease Contract."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/28:2A-217","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"e14cc78400b0af6e465cc681c573fb28e5520b87f1b625b3f5ec62bb99b76b12","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-2a-216","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-2a-218"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}