Title 6A
Uniform Commercial Code

Chapter 8
Investment Securities

Part 6
Transition Provisions

R.I. Gen. Laws § 6A-8-601



§ 6A-8-601.  Savings clause.


(a) This chapter does not affect an action or proceeding commenced before this chapter takes effect.

(b) If a security interest in a security is perfected at the date this chapter takes effect, and the action by which the security interest was perfected would suffice to perfect a security interest under this chapter, no further action is required to continue perfection. If a security interest in a security is perfected at the date this chapter takes effect but the action by which the security interest was perfected would not suffice to perfect a security interest under this chapter, the security interest remains perfected for a period of four months after the effective date and continues perfected thereafter if appropriate action to perfect under this chapter is taken within that period. If a security interest is perfected at the date this chapter takes effect and the security interest can be perfected by filing under this chapter, a financing statement signed by the secured party instead of the debtor may be filed within that period to continue perfection or thereafter to perfect.

History of Section.
P.L. 2000, ch. 182, § 5; P.L. 2000, ch. 420, § 5.