{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-106-9-802","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 106, § 9-802","heading":"Savings Clause","body":"Section 9–802. (a) Pre-effective-date transactions or liens. Except as otherwise provided in this Part, the amendatory act shall apply to a transaction or lien within its scope even if the transaction or lien was entered into or created before the effective date of the amendatory act.\n(b) Pre-effective-date proceedings. This amendatory act shall not affect an action, case or proceeding commenced before the effective date of the amendatory act.","path":["Part I","Title XV","Chapter 106","Article 9"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXV/Chapter106/Section9-802","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:22:32Z","sha256":"aa2a80dc4f58938c84f0bf3db63cd7775808d943085c00633b7f85c828725969","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-106-9-801","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-106-9-803"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}