{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-62a.9a-314","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 62A.9A-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 RCW 62A.7-106, 62A.9A-104, 62A.9A-106, 62A.9A-107, 62A.9A-1051, or 62A.9A-1071.\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 RCW 62A.7-106, 62A.9A-104, 62A.9A-107, 62A.9A-1051, or 62A.9A-1071 not earlier than the time when 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 RCW 62A.9A-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 62A","Chapter 62A.9A"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=62A.9A-314","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T03:39:28Z","sha256":"f6838b7255a1c670eb1f0a4afc3f32325765e2cabd1e03eb02c39bdd7646d9c5","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-62a.9a-313","next":"us-wa/rcw-62a.9a-3141"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}