{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-106-9-704","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 106, § 9-704","heading":"Security Interest Unperfected Before Effective Date","body":"Section 9–704. A security interest that is enforceable immediately before this act takes effect but which would be subordinate to the rights of a person that 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 Section 9–203 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.","path":["Part I","Title XV","Chapter 106","Article 9"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXV/Chapter106/Section9-704","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:22:32Z","sha256":"91f7d68738c5824591484ae615bd58662cf8598fd4f4d3f8496b6751dbe4a9eb","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-106-9-703","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-106-9-705"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}