California · Commercial Code

COM §14105: (1) A financing statement or continuation statement filed prior to January 1, 1976, which shall not have lapsed prior to January 1, 1976, shall remain effective for the period provided in this code as

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Financing and continuation statements filed before January 1, 1976, that have not lapsed remain effective according to the time periods specified in the code.

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(1) A financing statement or continuation statement filed prior to January 1, 1976, which shall not have lapsed prior to January 1, 1976, shall remain effective for the period provided in this code as it existed prior to January 1, 1976, but not less than five years after the filing. (2) With respect to any collateral acquired by the debtor subsequent to January 1, 1976, any effective financing statement or continuation statement described in this section shall apply only if the filing or filings are in the office or offices that would be appropriate to perfect the security interests in the new collateral under this code as amended by the Legislature at the 1973–74 Regular Session. (3) The effectiveness of any financing statement or continuation statement filed prior to January 1, 1976, may be continued by a continuation statement as permitted by this code as amended by the Legislature at the 1973–74 Regular Session, except that if this code, as amended by the Legislature at the 1973–74 Regular Session, requires a filing in an office where there was no previous financing statement, a new financing statement conforming to Section 14106 shall be filed in that office.

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