Michigan § 440.9803 - Perfected security interest before effective date of amendatory act.

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§ 440.9803. Perfected security interest before effective date of amendatory act.

Sec. 9803.

(1) A security interest that is a perfected security interest immediately before the effective date of this amendatory act is a perfected security interest under this amended article if, on the effective date of this amendatory act, the applicable requirements for attachment and perfection under this amended article are satisfied without further action.

(2) Except as otherwise provided in section 9805, if, immediately before the effective date of this amendatory act, a security interest is a perfected security interest, but the applicable requirements for perfection under this amended article are not satisfied on the effective date of this amendatory act, the security interest remains perfected thereafter only if the applicable requirements for perfection under this amended article are satisfied within 1 year after the effective date of this amendatory act.

Source: official Michigan text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 440.9803 ("Perfected security interest before effective date of amendatory act.") is part of the Michigan Compiled Laws, the codified statutory law of Michigan. 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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