Except as otherwise provided in subsections (c) and (d), this article applies to: A transaction, regardless of its form, that creates a security interest in personal property or fixtures by contract; An agricultural lien; A sale of accounts, chattel paper, payment intangibles, or promissory notes; A consignment; A security interest arising under § 28:2-401 , 2-505, 2-711(3), or 2A-508(5), as provided in § 28:9-110 ; and A security interest arising under § 28:4-210 or 5-118. The application of this article to a security interest in a secured obligation is not affected by the fact that the obligation is itself secured by a transaction or interest to which this article does not apply. This article does not apply to the extent that: A statute, regulation, or treaty of the United States preempts this article; Another statute of the District expressly governs the creation, perfection, priority, or enforcement of a security interest created by the District or a governmental unit of the District; A statute of another State, a foreign country, or a governmental unit of another State or a foreign country, other than a statute generally applicable to security interests, expressly governs creation, perfection, priority, or enforcement of a security interest created by the State, country, or governmental unit; or The rights of a transferee beneficiary or nominated person under a letter of credit are independent and superior under § 28:5-114 . This article does not apply to: A landlord’s lien, other than an agricultural lien; A lien, other than an agricultural lien, given by statute or other rule of law for services or materials, but § 28:9-333 applies with respect to priority of the lien; An assignment of a claim for wages, salary, or other compensation of an employee; A sale of accounts, chattel paper, payment intangibles, or promissory notes as part of a sale of the business out of which they arose; An assignment of accounts, chattel paper, payment intangibles, or promissory notes which is for the purpose of collection only; An assignment of a right to payment under a contract to an assignee that is also obligated to perform under the contract; An assignment of a single account, payment intangible, or promissory note to an assignee in full or partial satisfaction of a preexisting indebtedness; A transfer of an interest in or an assignment of a claim under a policy of insurance, other than an assignment by or to a health-care provider of a health-care-insurance receivable and any subsequent assignment of the right to payment, but §§ 28:9-315 and 28:9-322 apply with respect to proceeds and priorities in proceeds; An assignment of a right represented by a judgment, other than a judgment taken on a right to payment that was collateral; A right of recoupment or set-off, but: § 28:9-340 applies with respect to the effectiveness of rights of recoupment or set-off against deposit accounts; and § 28:9-404 applies with respect to defenses or claims of an account debtor; The creation or transfer of an interest in or lien on real property, including a lease or rents thereunder, except to the extent that provision is made for: Liens on real property in §§ 28:9-203 and 28:9-308 ; Fixtures in § 28:9-334 ; Fixture filings in §§ 28:9-501 , 28:9-502 , 28:9-512 , 28:9-516 , and 28:9-519 ; and Security agreements covering personal and real property in § 28:9-604 ; An assignment of a claim arising in tort, other than a commercial tort claim, but §§ 28:9-315 and 28:9-322 apply with respect to proceeds and priorities in proceeds; or An assignment of a deposit account in a consumer transaction, but §§ 28:9-315 and 28:9-322 apply with respect to proceeds and priorities in proceeds.
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