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HomeCommercial CodeDiv. 9Ch. 7§ 9705 Transitional Security Interest Perfection

§ 9705 Transitional Security Interest Perfection

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§ 9705 Transitional Security Interest Perfection

Key Takeaways

  • •If you did something to protect your loan (like filing papers) before July 1, 2001, it still counts until July 1, 2002, but you must finish the new rules by then.
  • •Old loan papers filed before July 1, 2001, work until June 30, 2006, unless they expire earlier under old rules.
  • •You can’t just renew old loan papers after July 1, 2001—you have to follow the new rules to keep them valid.
  • •If you mix old and new loan papers, the whole thing only works if it follows the new rules completely.

Example

You lent money to a friend and filed papers to protect your loan in 2000. The old rules said your papers were good for 5 years.

Your old papers still work until June 30, 2006, but if you want to keep them valid after that, you must file new papers following the new rules before July 1, 2002.

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

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§ 9705 Transitional Security Interest Perfection

(a) If action, other than the filing of a financing statement, is taken before July 1, 2001, and the action would have resulted in priority of a security interest over the rights of a person that becomes a lien creditor had the security interest become enforceable before July 1, 2001, the action is effective to perfect a security interest that attaches under this division on or before July 1, 2002. An attached security interest becomes unperfected on July 1, 2002, unless the security interest becomes a perfected security interest under this division before that date. (b) The filing of a financing statement before July 1, 2001, is effective to perfect a security interest to the extent the filing would satisfy the applicable requirements for perfection under this division. (c) This division does not render ineffective an effective financing statement that, before July 1, 2001, is filed and satisfies the applicable requirements for perfection under the law of the jurisdiction governing perfection as provided in former Section 9103. However, except as otherwise provided in subdivisions (d) and (e) and in Section 9706, the financing statement ceases to be effective at the earlier of either of the following: (1) The time the financing statement would have ceased to be effective under the law of the jurisdiction in which it is filed. (2) June 30, 2006. (d) The filing of a continuation statement after July 1, 2001, does not continue the effectiveness of the financing statement filed before July 1, 2001. However, upon the timely filing of a continuation statement after July 1, 2001, and in accordance with the law of the jurisdiction governing perfection as provided in Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 9301), the effectiveness of a financing statement filed in the same office in that jurisdiction before July 1, 2001, continues for the period provided by the law of that jurisdiction. (e) Paragraph (2) of subdivision (c) applies to a financing statement that, before July 1, 2001, is filed against a transmitting utility and satisfies the applicable requirements for perfection under the law of the jurisdiction governing perfection as provided in former Section 9103 only to the extent that Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 9301) provides that the law of a jurisdiction other than the jurisdiction in which the financing statement is filed governs perfection of a security interest in collateral covered by the financing statement. (f) A financing statement that includes a financing statement filed before July 1, 2001, and a continuation statement filed after July 1, 2001, is effective only to the extent that it satisfies the requirements of Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 9501) for an initial financing statement. (Amended (as to be added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 991) by Stats. 2000, Ch. 1003, Sec. 49. Effective January 1, 2001. Addition and amendment operative July 1, 2001, by Stats. 1999, Ch. 991, Sec. 75, and Stats. 2000, Ch. 1003, Sec. 56.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

security interestfinancing statementperfectionlien creditor

Related Statutes

  • § 9703 Continuing Perfection Transition
  • § 9704 Transitional Security Interests
  • § 9709 Priority Of Security Interests
  • § 17304 Transitional Security Interest Perfection
  • § 9311 Security Interest Exemptions

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Commercial Code. Section 9705.
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