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title: O.C.G.A. § 11-12A-303. Security interest unperfected before effective date.
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# O.C.G.A. § 11-12A-303. Security interest unperfected before effective date.

A security interest that is enforceable immediately before July 1, 2024, but is unperfected at that time:

(1) Remains an enforceable security interest until the adjustment date;

(2) Remains enforceable thereafter if the security interest becomes enforceable under Code Section 11-9-203, as amended by the Uniform Commercial Code Modernization Act of 2024, on July 1, 2024, or before the adjustment date; and

(3) Becomes perfected:

(A) Without further action, on July 1, 2024, if the requirements for perfection under the Uniform Commercial Code Modernization Act of 2024 are satisfied before or at that time; or

(B) When the requirements for perfection are satisfied if the requirements are satisfied after that time.

## History

Code 1981, § 11-12A-303, enacted by Ga. L. 2024, p. 817, § 4-1/HB 1240, effective July 1, 2024.