Maine Revised Statutes Title 11. Uniform Commercial Code § 10-101. Definitions; retroactivity

(1) For the purposes of this Article, the phrase “old code” means the Uniform Commercial Code as enacted by public law, 1963, chapter 362 and as amended by the following:

Public law, 1965, chapter 306;

Public law, 1967, chapter 213;

Public law, 1969, chapter 155;

Public law, 1969, chapter 225;

Public law, 1969, chapter 302;

Public law, 1969, chapter 327;

Public law, 1969, chapter 389;

Public law, 1969, chapter 421;

Public law, 1969, chapter 582;

Public law, 1971, chapter 11;

Public law, 1971, chapter 474;

Public law, 1971, chapter 544;

Public law, 1973, chapter 8;

Public law, 1973, chapter 441;

Public law, 1973, chapter 442;

Public law, 1973, chapter 443;

Public law, 1973, chapter 444;

Public law, 1973, chapter 625;

Public law, 1973, chapter 762;

Public law, 1975, chapter 269;

Public law, 1975, chapter 320;

Public law, 1975, chapter 770; and

Public law, 1977, chapter 90.

For the purposes of this Article, the phrase “public law, 1977, chapter 526” means chapter 526 of the public laws of 1977, “An Act Relating to Secured Transactions under the Uniform Commercial Code,” effective January 1, 1978. The phrase “new code” means the old code as amended by public law, 1977, chapter 526.

(2) This Article is retroactive to January 1, 1978.