{"data":{"id":"us-de/6-del.-c.-9-314","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"6 Del. C. § 9-314","heading":"Perfection by control.","body":"(a) Perfection by control. — A security interest in controllable accounts, controllable electronic records, controllable payment intangibles, deposit accounts, electronic documents, electronic money, investment property, or letter-of-credit rights may be perfected by control of the collateral under Section 7-106, 9-104, 9-105A, 9-106, 9-107, or 9-107A.\n(b) Specified collateral: time of perfection by control; continuation of perfection. — A security interest in controllable accounts, controllable electronic records, controllable payment intangibles, deposit accounts, electronic documents, electronic money, or letter-of-credit rights is perfected by control under Section 7-106, 9-104, 9-105A, 9-107, or 9-107A not earlier than the time the secured party obtains control and remains perfected by control only while the secured party retains control.\n(c) Investment property: time of perfection by control; continuation of perfection. — A security interest in investment property is perfected by control under Section 9-106 not earlier than the time the secured party obtains control and remains perfected by control until:\n(1) the secured party does not have control; and\n(2) one of the following occurs:\n(A) if the collateral is a certificated security, the debtor has or acquires possession of the security certificate;\n(B) if the collateral is an uncertificated security, the issuer has registered or registers the debtor as the registered owner; or\n(C) if the collateral is a security entitlement, the debtor is or becomes the entitlement holder.","path":["Title 6. Commerce and Trade","SUBTITLE I","Uniform Commercial Code","ARTICLE 9. Secured Transactions","Part 3","Perfection and Priority"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title6/c009/sc03/index.html#9-314","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:06Z","sha256":"0e5946034136d430898e271b4f39bb1e10b2e397ede3b01bfe2b49c014d7033e","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/6-del.-c.-9-313","next":"us-de/6-del.-c.-9-314a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}