{"data":{"id":"us-ca/com-9709","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"COM § 9709","heading":"","body":"(a) This division determines priority of conflicting claims to collateral. However, if the relative priorities of the claims were established before July 1, 2001, former Division 9 (commencing with Section 9101) determines priority.\n(b) For purposes of subdivision (a) of Section 9322, the priority of a security interest that becomes enforceable under Section 9203 dates from July 1, 2001, if the security interest is perfected under this division by the filing of a financing statement before July 1, 2001, which would not have been effective to perfect the security interest under former Division 9 (commencing with Section 9101). This subdivision does not apply to conflicting security interests each of which is perfected by the filing of such a financing statement.","path":["Commercial Code - COM","DIVISION 9. SECURED TRANSACTIONS [9101. - 9907.]","CHAPTER 7. Transition [9701. - 9709.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"1c3b74975d488e092de33db38c1c4f6a6abf1a0763ea0693524a6261cac6b266","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/com-9708","next":"us-ca/com-9801"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}