{"data":{"id":"us-mt/30-9a-704","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"30-9A-704","heading":"Security interest unperfected before July 1, 2001.","body":"A security interest that is enforceable immediately before July 1, 2001, but that is 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 July 1, 2001;\n(2) remains enforceable thereafter if the security interest becomes enforceable under 30-9A-203 on July 1, 2001, or within 1 year thereafter; and\n(3) becomes perfected:\n(a) without further action, on July 1, 2001, if the applicable requirements for perfection under this chapter 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":["TITLE 30. TRADE AND COMMERCE","CHAPTER 9A. UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE SECURED TRANSACTIONS","Part 7. 1999 Transition"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0300/chapter_009A/part_0070/section_0040/0300-009A-0070-0040.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:51:17Z","sha256":"b0e6954afc674c960386e7c03e2b1568e512c2de791b8512fccea879787f505e","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/30-9a-703","next":"us-mt/30-9a-705"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}