{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-46-8-601","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 46-8-601","heading":"Savings clause.","body":"(a) This article does not affect an action or proceeding commenced before this article takes effect.\n(b) If a security interest in a security is perfected at the date this article takes effect and the action by which the security interest was perfected would suffice to perfect a security interest under this article, no further action is required to continue perfection. If a security interest in a security is perfected at the date this article takes effect but the action by which the security interest was perfected would not suffice to perfect a security interest under this article, 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 article is taken within that period. If a security interest is perfected at the date this article takes effect and the security interest can be perfected by filing under this article, 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.","path":["CHAPTER 46. UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE.","ARTICLE 8. INVESTMENT SECURITIES.","Part 6. Transition Provisions For Revised Article 8 And Conforming Amendments To Articles 1, 5, 9 And 10."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/46-8-601/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:29:53Z","sha256":"2c9b32303dd15a10c57f43c19b7e5e086cca516beac59a0d3de497b4f9b1eeda","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-46-8-511","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-46-9-101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}