Sec. 42a-9-703. Security interest perfected before October 1, 2001.
Sec. 42a-9-703. Security interest perfected before October 1, 2001. (a) A security interest that is enforceable immediately before October 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 public act 01-132* if, on October 1, 2001, the applicable requirements for enforceability and perfection under public act 01-132* are satisfied without
further action.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in section 42a-9-705, if, immediately before October 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 public act 01-132* are not satisfied on October 1,
2001, the security interest:
(1) Is a perfected security interest for one year after October 1, 2001;
(2) Remains enforceable thereafter only if the security interest becomes enforceable
under section 42a-9-203 before the year expires; and
(3) Remains perfected thereafter only if the applicable requirements for perfection
under public act 01-132* are satisfied before the year expires.
(P.A. 01-132, S. 127.)
*Note: Public act 01-132 is entitled "An Act Adopting Revised Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code Concerning
Secured Transactions". (See Reference Table captioned "Public Acts of 2001" in Volume 16 which lists the sections
amended, created or repealed by the act.)