{"data":{"id":"us-de/6-del.-c.-9-709","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"6 Del. C. § 9-709","heading":"Priority.","body":"(a) Law governing priority. — This Act determines the priority of conflicting claims to collateral. However, if the relative priorities of the claims were established before this Act takes effect, former Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code determines priority.\n(b) Priority if security interest becomes enforceable under Section 9-203. — For purposes of Section 9-322(a), the priority of a security interest that becomes enforceable under Section 9-203 of this Act dates from the time this Act takes effect if the security interest is perfected under this Act by the filing of a financing statement before this Act takes effect which would not have been effective to perfect the security interest under former Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code. This subsection does not apply to conflicting security interests each of which is perfected by the filing of such a financing statement.","path":["Title 6. Commerce and Trade","SUBTITLE I","Uniform Commercial Code","ARTICLE 9. Secured Transactions","Part 7","Transition"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title6/c009/sc07/index.html#9-709","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:06Z","sha256":"6144315cfde41ea75bbe7bec8e95f93b3f1e8160d12a66e9dc822882b2db03a3","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/6-del.-c.-9-708","next":"us-de/6-del.-c.-9-801"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}