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HomeCommercial CodeDiv. 17Ch. 3§ 17304 Transitional Security Interest Perfection

§ 17304 Transitional Security Interest Perfection

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§ 17304 Transitional Security Interest Perfection

Key Takeaways

  • •If you did something to protect your right to get paid back (like filing papers) before the new law started, it still counts if it would have worked under the old rules.
  • •If you filed the right papers before the new law started, it will still protect your right to get paid back when the new law begins.
  • •If you did something to make sure you can get your money back before the new law started, it still works if it follows the new law’s rules.

Example

You lent money to a friend and filed some papers to make sure you get paid back. The law changes, but you filed the papers before the change.

Your papers still count, and you’re still protected to get your money back under the new law.

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

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§ 17304 Transitional Security Interest Perfection

(a) If action, other than the filing of a financing statement, is taken before the effective date of the act adding this division and the action would have resulted in perfection of the security interest had the security interest become enforceable before the effective date of the act adding this division, the action is effective to perfect a security interest that attaches under the act adding this division before the adjustment date. An attached security interest becomes unperfected on the adjustment date unless the security interest becomes a perfected security interest under the act adding this division before the adjustment date. (b) The filing of a financing statement before the effective date of the act adding this division is effective to perfect a security interest on the effective date of the act adding this division to the extent the filing would satisfy the requirements for perfection under the act adding this division. (c) The taking of an action before the effective date of the act adding this division is sufficient for the enforceability of a security interest on the effective date of the act adding this division if the action would satisfy the requirements for enforceability under the act adding this division. (Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 210, Sec. 91. (SB 95) Effective January 1, 2024.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

security interestperfectionfinancing statementeffective dateadjustment date

Related Statutes

  • § 17303 Unperfected Security Interests
  • § 17302 Continued Perfection Transition
  • § 9303 Certificate Of Title Goods
  • § 9304 Bank Deposit Account Security
  • § 9306 Letter Of Credit Security Interests

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Commercial Code. Section 17304.
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