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.

(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 991, Sec. 35. Effective January 1, 2000. Operative July 1, 2001, by Sec. 75 of Ch. 991 and by Section 9701.)