{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-12a-8-601","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 12A:8-601","heading":"Savings Clause.","body":"a.  This act does not affect an action or proceeding commenced before this act takes effect.\nb.  If a security interest in a security is perfected at the date this act takes effect, and the action by which the security interest was perfected would suffice to perfect a security interest under this act, no further action is required to continue perfection.  If a security interest in a security is perfected at the date this act takes effect but the action by which the security interest was perfected would not suffice to perfect a security interest under this act, the security interest remains perfected for a period of four months after the effective date and continues perfected thereafter if appropriate action to perfect under this act is taken within that period.  If a security interest is perfected at the date this act takes effect and the security interest can be perfected by filing under this act, a financing statement signed by the secured party instead of the debtor may be filed within that period to continue perfection or thereafter to perfect.\nL.1997,c.252,s.1.","path":["TITLE 12A COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"c9b6d5dc29b871e4f13effe6578540379b95b2003e5dc7893f58368a2d9aea71","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-12a-8-511","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-12a-9-101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}