{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-679.704","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 679.704","heading":"Security interest unperfected before effective date.","body":"A security interest that is enforceable immediately before this act takes effect but that would be subordinate to the rights of a person who becomes a lien creditor at that time:\n(1) Remains an enforceable security interest for 1 year after this act takes effect;\n(2) Remains enforceable thereafter if the security interest becomes enforceable under former s. 679.203 when this act takes effect or within 1 year thereafter; and\n(3) Becomes perfected:\n(a) Without further action when this act takes effect if the applicable requirements for perfection under this act are satisfied before or at that time; or\n(b) When the applicable requirements for perfection are satisfied if the requirements are satisfied after that time.\nHistory.—s. 8, ch. 2001-198; s. 102, ch. 2003-1.","path":["CHAPTER 679 UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE: SECURED TRANSACTIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0600-0699/0679/0679.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:11:57Z","sha256":"a551ba1fc0e7e0948c97697cb58cf86a053345c8ab1efe078412e93d83f73e20","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-679.703","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-679.705"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}