{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-9-808","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 28:9-808","heading":"Person entitled to file initial financing statement or continuation statement.","body":"A person may file an initial financing statement or a continuation statement under this part if:\n\n(a)\nThe secured party of record authorizes the filing; and “(b) The filing is necessary under this part:\n(1)\nTo continue the effectiveness of a financing statement filed before the applicability date; or\n(2)\nTo perfect or continue the perfection of a security interest.","path":["Title 28. Commercial Instruments and Transactions. [Enacted title]","Subtitle I. Uniform Commercial Code.","Article 9. Secured Transactions.","Part VIII. Transition Provisions for 2012 Amendments."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/28:9-808","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"cf2d71a8002fc7a63065e7103badf0ad437a710f38d32248dc5a6fd1daa7633a","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-9-807","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-9-809"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}