{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-9-201","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 28:9-201","heading":"General effectiveness of security agreement.","body":"(a)\nExcept as otherwise provided in Subtitle I of Title 28, a security agreement is effective according to its terms between the parties, against purchasers of the collateral, and against creditors.\n\n(b)\nA transaction subject to this article is subject to any applicable rule of law which establishes a different rule for consumers and §§ 28-3301 to 28-3314.\n\n(c)\nIn case of conflict between this article and a rule of law, statute, or regulation described in subsection (b), the rule of law, statute, or regulation controls. Failure to comply with a statute or regulation described in subsection (b) has only the effect the statute or  regulation specifies.\n\n(d)\nThis article does not:\n(1)\nValidate any rate, charge, agreement, or practice that violates a rule of law, statute, or regulation described in subsection (b); or\n(2)\nExtend the application of the rule of law, statute, or regulation to a transaction not otherwise subject to it.","path":["Title 28. Commercial Instruments and Transactions. [Enacted title]","Subtitle I. Uniform Commercial Code.","Article 9. Secured Transactions.","Part II. Effectiveness of Security Agreement; Attachment of Security Interest; Rights of Parties to Security Agreement.","Subpart 1. Effectiveness and Attachment."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/28:9-201","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"5b5c52521cf5422508120f0b4b432049bf7829e26cecda44f2e64b2275eae5d1","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-9-110","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-9-202"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}