DIVISION 16. EFFECTIVE DATE AND TRANSITION PROVISIONS [16101. - 16104.]

Cal. Commercial Code - COM 16.
in effect

Cal. Commercial Code - COM § 16101. Section 16101.

The repeal and addition of Division 3 (commencing with Section 3101) and the repeal and addition, the amendment, and the addition of provisions of Division 4 (commencing with Section 4101), and the amendment of related sections, adopted by the Legislature in Chapter 914 of the Statutes of 1992, shall become effective on January 1, 1993. The Legislature intends that this action be construed as an amendment of Division 3 (commencing with Section 3101) and Division 4 (commencing with Section 4101), notwithstanding that the action took the form of a repeal and addition of Division 3 (commencing with Section 3101), and a repeal and addition to, and amendment of, or an addition to the provisions of Division 4 (commencing with Section 4101).

Cal. Commercial Code - COM § 16102. Section 16102.

The provisions of Division 13 (commencing with Section 13101), Division 14 (commencing with Section 14101), and Division 15 (commencing with Section 15101) shall continue to apply to this code, as this code existed on January 1, 1993, and for this purpose, this code, as it existed prior to January 1, 1993, and this code, as it existed on January 1, 1993, shall be considered one continuous statute.

Cal. Commercial Code - COM § 16103. Section 16103.

Nothing in this division shall have the effect of (a) reviving a cause of action barred by limitation before January 1, 1993, or (b) applying Section 3118 or 4111 on limitation of actions to an action commenced before January 1, 1993.

Cal. Commercial Code - COM § 16104. Section 16104.

Unless a change in law, as contrasted with a clarification, has clearly been made, this code, as it existed on January 1, 1993, shall be deemed declaratory of the meaning of this code as it existed prior to January 1, 1993.
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