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<section article="gcl" article_name="Commercial Law" number="9-703" title_number="9" title_name="Secured Transactions" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Transition">
  <level label="a">
    <text>A security interest that is enforceable immediately before this title takes effect and would have priority over the rights of a person that becomes a lien creditor at that time is a perfected security interest under this title if, when this title takes effect, the applicable requirements for enforceability and perfection under this title are satisfied without further action.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>Except as otherwise provided in § 9-705, if, immediately before this title takes effect, a security interest is enforceable and would have priority over the rights of a person that becomes a lien creditor at that time, but the applicable requirements for enforceability or perfection under this title are not satisfied when this title takes effect, the security interest:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Is a perfected security interest for one year after this title takes effect;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Remains enforceable thereafter only if the security interest becomes enforceable under § 9-203 before the year expires; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Remains perfected thereafter only if the applicable requirements for perfection under this title are satisfied before the year expires.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
