{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-62a.9a-709","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 62A.9A-709","heading":"Priority.","body":"(a) Law governing priority. Article 62A.9A RCW determines the priority of conflicting claims to collateral. However, if the relative priorities of the claims were established before July 1, 2001, *Article 62A.9 RCW determines priority.\n(b) Priority if security interest becomes enforceable under RCW 62A.9A-203. For purposes of RCW 62A.9A-322(a), the priority of a security interest that becomes enforceable under RCW 62A.9A-203 dates from July 1, 2001, if the security interest is perfected under Article 62A.9A RCW by the filing of a financing statement before July 1, 2001, which would not have been effective to perfect the security interest under *Article 62A.9 RCW. This subsection does not apply to conflicting security interests each of which is perfected by the filing of such a financing statement.","path":["Title 62A","Chapter 62A.9A"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=62A.9A-709","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T03:39:28Z","sha256":"c6cf567b6cd8e4864375cbd97bea2d901a598a591cf1724f9fd52b3e5b10c7aa","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-62a.9a-708","next":"us-wa/rcw-62a.9a-803"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}