Conn. Gen. Stat. § 42a-9-702
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Sec. 42a-9-702. Savings clause.
Official statutory text
(b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c) and sections 42a-9-703 to 42a-9-709 , inclusive:
(1) Transactions and liens that were not governed by sections 42a-9-101 to 42a-9-507 , inclusive, of the general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 2001, were validly entered into or created before October 1, 2001, and would be subject to public act 01-132* if they had been entered into or created after October 1, 2001, and the rights, duties and interests flowing from those transactions and liens remain valid after October 1, 2001; and
(2) The transactions and liens may be terminated, completed, consummated and enforced as required or permitted by public act 01-132* or by the law that otherwise would apply if public act 01-132* had not taken effect.
(c) Public act 01-132* does not affect an action, case or proceeding commenced before October 1, 2001.
*Note: Public act 01-132 is entitled “An Act Adopting Revised Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code Concerning Secured Transactions”. (See Reference Table captioned “Public Acts of 2001” in Volume 16 which lists the sections amended, created or repealed by the act.)
(1) Transactions and liens that were not governed by sections 42a-9-101 to 42a-9-507 , inclusive, of the general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 2001, were validly entered into or created before October 1, 2001, and would be subject to public act 01-132* if they had been entered into or created after October 1, 2001, and the rights, duties and interests flowing from those transactions and liens remain valid after October 1, 2001; and
(2) The transactions and liens may be terminated, completed, consummated and enforced as required or permitted by public act 01-132* or by the law that otherwise would apply if public act 01-132* had not taken effect.
(c) Public act 01-132* does not affect an action, case or proceeding commenced before October 1, 2001.
*Note: Public act 01-132 is entitled “An Act Adopting Revised Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code Concerning Secured Transactions”. (See Reference Table captioned “Public Acts of 2001” in Volume 16 which lists the sections amended, created or repealed by the act.)
Status: repealed · Read it on the official government site
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