Louisiana § RS 10:9-803 - Security interest perfected before effective date
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§ RS 10:9-803. Security interest perfected before effective date
(a) Continuing perfection: perfection requirements satisfied. A security interest that is a perfected security interest immediately before the Act takes effect is a perfected security interest under Chapter 9 as amended by the Act if, when the Act takes effect, the applicable requirements for attachment and perfection under Chapter 9 as amended by the Act are satisfied without further action.
(b) Continuing perfection: perfection requirements not satisfied. Except as otherwise provided in R.S. 10:9-805, if, immediately before the Act takes effect, a security interest is a perfected security interest, but the applicable requirements for perfection under Chapter 9 as amended by the Act are not satisfied when the Act takes effect, the security interest remains perfected thereafter only if the applicable requirements for perfection under Chapter 9 as amended by the Act are satisfied within one year after the Act takes effect.
Acts 2012, No. 450, §2, eff. July 1, 2013.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 10:9-803 ("Security interest perfected before effective date") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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