{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-9-401","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 28:9-401","heading":"Alienability of debtor’s rights.","body":"(a)\nExcept as otherwise provided in subsection (b) and §§ 28:9-406, 28:9-407, 28:9-408, and 28:9-409, whether a debtor’s rights in collateral may be voluntarily or involuntarily transferred is governed by law other than this article.\n\n(b)\nAn agreement between the debtor and secured party which prohibits a transfer of the debtor’s rights in collateral or makes the transfer a default does not prevent the transfer from taking effect.","path":["Title 28. Commercial Instruments and Transactions. [Enacted title]","Subtitle I. Uniform Commercial Code.","Article 9. Secured Transactions.","Part IV. Rights of Third Parties."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/28:9-401","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"50a03660f3721014507450ad1c399d670495ce6693a53a88c36de767e9347307","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-9-342","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-9-402"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}