Cal. Commercial Code - COM § 9701. Section 9701.
This division shall become operative on July 1, 2001.
CHAPTER 7. Transition [9701. - 9709.]
Cal. Commercial Code - COM 7.
in effectCal. Commercial Code - COM § 9702. Section 9702.
(a)
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, this division applies to a transaction or lien within its scope, even if the transaction or lien was entered into or created before this division takes effect.
(b)
Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (c) and in Sections 9703 to 9709, inclusive, both of the following rules apply:
(1)
Transactions and liens that were not governed by former Division 9, were validly entered into or created before July 1, 2001, and would be subject to this act if they had been entered into or created after July 1, 2001, and the rights, duties, and interests flowing from those transactions and liens remain valid after July 1, 2001.
(2)
The transactions and liens may be terminated, completed, consummated, and enforced as required or permitted by this division or by the law that otherwise would apply if this division had not taken effect.
(c)
This division does not affect an action, case, or proceeding commenced before July 1, 2001.
Cal. Commercial Code - COM § 9703. Section 9703.
(a)
A security interest that is enforceable immediately before July 1, 2001, and would have priority over the rights of a person that becomes a lien creditor at that time is a perfected security interest under this division if, on July 1, 2001, the applicable requirements for enforceability and perfection under this division are satisfied without further action.
(b)
Except as otherwise provided in Section 9705, if, immediately before July 1, 2001, a security interest is enforceable and would have priority over the rights of a person that becomes a lien creditor at that time, but the applicable requirements for enforceability or perfection under this division are not satisfied on July 1, 2001, when all of the following rules apply with respect to the security interest:
(1)
It is a perfected
security interest until July 1, 2002.
(2)
It remains enforceable thereafter only if the security interest becomes enforceable under Section 9203 before July 1, 2002.
(3)
It remains perfected thereafter only if the applicable requirements for perfection under this division are satisfied before July 1, 2002.
Cal. Commercial Code - COM § 9704. Section 9704.
All of the following rules apply with respect to a security interest that is enforceable immediately before July 1, 2001, but which would be subordinate to the rights of a person that becomes a lien creditor at that time:
(1)
It remains an enforceable security interest until July 1, 2002.
(2)
It remains enforceable thereafter if the security interest becomes enforceable under Section 9203 on July 1, 2001, or on July 1, 2002.
(3)
It becomes perfected in either of the following ways:
(A)
Without further action, on July 1, 2001, if the applicable requirements for perfection under this division are satisfied on or before that time.
(B)
When the applicable requirements for perfection are satisfied if the requirements are satisfied after that
time.
Cal. Commercial Code - COM § 9705. Section 9705.
(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.
Cal. Commercial Code - COM § 9706. Section 9706.
(a)
The filing of an initial financing statement in the office specified in Section 9501 continues the effectiveness of a financing statement filed before July 1, 2001, if all of the following conditions are satisfied:
(1)
The filing of an initial financing statement in that office would be effective to perfect a security interest under this division.
(2)
The preeffective date financing statement was filed in an office in another state or another office in this state.
(3)
The initial financing statement satisfies subdivision (c).
(b)
The filing of an initial financing statement under subdivision (a) continues the effectiveness of the preeffective date financing statement for the following periods:
(1)
If the initial financing statement is filed before July 1, 2001, for the period provided in former Section 9403 with respect to a financing statement.
(2)
If the initial financing statement is filed after July 1, 2001, for the period provided in Section 9515 with respect to an initial financing statement.
(c)
To be effective for purposes of subdivision (a), an initial financing statement must do all of the following:
(1)
Satisfy the requirements of Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 9501) for an initial financing statement.
(2)
Identify the preeffective date financing statement by indicating the office in which the financing statement was filed and providing the dates of filing and file numbers, if any, of the financing statement and of the most recent continuation statement filed with respect to the financing statement.
(3)
Indicate that the preeffective date financing statement remains effective.
Cal. Commercial Code - COM § 9707. Section 9707.
(a)
In this section, “pre-effective-date financing statement” means a financing statement filed before the date that this section becomes operative.
(b)
After the date this section becomes operative, a person may add or delete collateral covered by, continue or terminate the effectiveness of, or otherwise amend the information provided in, a pre-effective-date financing statement only in accordance with the law of the jurisdiction governing perfection as provided in Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 9301). However, the effectiveness of a pre-effective-date financing statement also may be terminated in accordance with the law of the jurisdiction in which the financing statement is filed.
(c)
Except as otherwise provided by subdivision (d), if the law of this state governs perfection of a security interest, the information in a pre-effective-date financing statement may be amended after the date this section becomes operative only if any of the following occur:
(1)
The pre-effective-date financing statement and an amendment are filed in the office specified in Section 9501.
(2)
An amendment is filed in the office specified in Section 9501 concurrently with, or after the filing in that office of, an initial financing statement that satisfies subdivision (c) of Section 9706.
(3)
An initial financing statement that provides the information as amended and satisfies subdivision (c) of Section 9706 is filed in the office specified in Section 9501.
(d)
If the law of this state governs perfection of a security interest, the effectiveness of a pre-effective-date financing statement may be continued only under subdivisions (d) and (f) of Section 9705 or Section 9706.
(e)
Whether or not the law of this state governs the perfection of a security interest, the effectiveness of a pre-effective-date financing statement filed in this state may be terminated after the date that this section becomes operative by filing a termination statement in the office in which the pre-effective-date financing statement is filed, unless an initial filing statement that satisfies subdivision (c) of Section 9706 has been filed in the office specified by the law of the jurisdiction governing perfection as provided in Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 9301) as the office in which to file a financing statement.
Cal. Commercial Code - COM § 9708. Section 9708.
A person may file an initial financing statement or a continuation statement under this chapter if both of the following conditions are satisfied:
(1)
The secured party of record authorizes the filing.
(2)
The filing is necessary under this chapter to do either of the following:
(A)
To continue the effectiveness of a financing statement filed before July 1, 2001.
(B)
To perfect or continue the perfection of a security interest.
Cal. Commercial Code - COM § 9709. Section 9709.
(a)
This division determines priority of conflicting claims to collateral. However, if the relative priorities of the claims were established before July 1, 2001, former Division 9 (commencing with Section 9101) determines priority.
(b)
For purposes of subdivision (a) of Section 9322, the priority of a security interest that becomes enforceable under Section 9203 dates from July 1, 2001, if the security interest is perfected under this division by the filing of a financing statement before July 1, 2001, which would not have been effective to perfect the security interest under former Division 9 (commencing with Section 9101). This subdivision does not apply to conflicting security interests each of which is perfected by the filing of such a financing statement.
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