{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-9-104","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 28:9-104","heading":"Control of deposit account.","body":"(a)\nA secured party has control of a deposit account if:\n(1)\nThe secured party is the bank with which the deposit account is maintained;\n(2)\nThe debtor, secured party, and bank have agreed in a signed record that the bank will comply with instructions originated by the secured party directing disposition of the funds in the account without further consent by the debtor\n(3)\nThe secured party becomes the bank’s customer with respect to the deposit account; or\n(4)\nAnother person, other than the debtor:\n(A)\nHas control of the deposit account and acknowledges that it has control on behalf of the secured party; or\n(B)\nObtains control of the deposit account after having acknowledged that it will obtain control of the deposit account on behalf of the secured party.\n\n(b)\nA secured party that has satisfied subsection (a) has control, even if the debtor retains the right to direct the disposition of funds from the deposit account.","path":["Title 28. Commercial Instruments and Transactions. [Enacted title]","Subtitle I. Uniform Commercial Code.","Article 9. Secured Transactions.","Part I. General Provisions.","Subpart 1. Short Title, Definitions, and General Concepts."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/28:9-104","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"65e23ecf1cc4e46c000560429438a2eb9954a8f6da04b79b3e15e0fe15c0a843","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-9-103","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-9-105"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}