{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-9-402","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 28:9-402","heading":"Secured party not obligated on contract of debtor or in tort.","body":"The existence of a security interest, agricultural lien, or authority given to a debtor to dispose of or use collateral, without more, does not subject a secured party to liability in contract or tort for the debtor’s acts or omissions.","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/28:9-402","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"56f015725b6b04e7b80b1b1b5dcba2d5d050f8f995569bf9894c60366abf72f8","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-9-401","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-9-403"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}