Wisconsin Statutes Uniform Commercial Code (Ch. 401 to 420) § 409.705. Effectiveness of action taken before effective date

(1) Preeffective-date action; one-year perfection period unless reperfected. If action, other than the filing of a financing statement, is taken before July 1, 2001, and the action would have resulted in priority of a security interest over the rights of a person that becomes a lien creditor had the security interest become enforceable before July 1, 2001, the action is effective to perfect a security interest that attaches under 2001 Wisconsin Act 10 before July 1, 2001. An attached security interest becomes unperfected one year after July 1, 2001, unless the security interest becomes a perfected security interest under 2001 Wisconsin Act 10 before one year after July 1, 2001.

(2) Preeffective-date filing. The filing of a financing statement before July 1, 2001, is effective to perfect a security interest to the extent that the filing would satisfy the applicable requirements for perfection under 2001 Wisconsin Act 10.

(3) Preeffective-date filing in jurisdiction formerly governing perfection. 2001 Wisconsin Act 10 does not render ineffective an effective financing statement that, before July 1, 2001, is filed and satisfies the applicable requirements for perfection under the law of the jurisdiction governing perfection as provided in s. 409.103, 1999 stats. However, except as otherwise provided in subs. (4) and (5) and s. 409.706, the financing statement ceases to be effective at the earlier of:

(4) Continuation statement. The filing of a continuation statement on or after July 1, 2001, does not continue the effectiveness of the financing statement filed before July 1, 2001. However, upon the timely filing of a continuation statement on or after July 1, 2001, and in accordance with the law of the jurisdiction governing perfection as provided in subch. III, the effectiveness of a financing statement filed in the same office in that jurisdiction before July 1, 2001, continues for the period provided by the law of that jurisdiction.

(5) Application of sub. (3)(b) to transmitting utility financing statement. Subsection (3)(b) applies to a financing statement that, before July 1, 2001, is filed against a transmitting utility and satisfies the applicable requirements for perfection under the law of the jurisdiction governing perfection as provided in s. 409.103, 1999 stats., only to the extent that subch. III provides that the law of a jurisdiction other than the jurisdiction in which the financing statement is filed governs perfection of a security interest in collateral covered by the financing statement.

(6) Application of subch. V. A financing statement that includes a financing statement filed before July 1, 2001, and a continuation statement filed on or after July 1, 2001, is effective only to the extent that it satisfies the requirements of subch. V for an initial financing statement.