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HomeCommercial CodeDiv. 17Ch. 3§ 17302 Continued Perfection Transition

§ 17302 Continued Perfection Transition

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§ 17302 Continued Perfection Transition

Key Takeaways

  • •If a loan was properly secured before the new law started, it stays secured under the new law if it meets the new rules right away.
  • •If the loan was secured before but doesn’t meet the new rules, it stays secured for a little while—until either the old law’s time limit runs out or the ‘adjustment date’ comes.
  • •After that short time, the loan only stays valid if the lender fixes it to meet the new rules before the adjustment date.

Example

A bank had a loan secured by a car before January 1, 2024. The old rules said the loan was fine, but the new rules say the bank needs to file extra paperwork.

If the bank didn’t file the new paperwork by January 1, the loan stays secured for a little while—either until the old law’s deadline or the adjustment date. If the bank doesn’t fix it by then, the loan might not be secured anymore.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 17302 Continued Perfection Transition

(a) A security interest that is enforceable and perfected immediately before the effective date of the act adding this division is a perfected security interest under the act adding this division if, on the effective date of the act adding this division, the requirements for enforceability and perfection under the act adding this division are satisfied without further action. (b) If a security interest is enforceable and perfected immediately before the effective date of the act adding this division, but the requirements for enforceability or perfection under the act adding this division are not satisfied on the effective date of the act adding this division, the following rules apply to the security interest: (1) The security interest is a perfected security interest until the earlier of the time perfection would have ceased under the law in effect immediately before the effective date of the act adding this division or the adjustment date. (2) The security interest remains enforceable thereafter only if the security interest satisfies the requirements for enforceability under Section 9203, as amended by the act adding this division, before the adjustment date. (3) The security interest remains perfected thereafter only if the requirements for perfection under the act adding this division are satisfied before the time specified in paragraph (1). (Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 210, Sec. 91. (SB 95) Effective January 1, 2024.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

security interestperfectedenforceableeffective dateadjustment date

Related Statutes

  • § 17303 Unperfected Security Interests
  • § 17304 Transitional Security Interest Perfection
  • § 9308 Security Interest Perfection
  • § 9317 Priority Of Security Interests
  • § 9320 Buyer Protection From Security Interests

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Commercial Code. Section 17302.
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