West Virginia Code § 46-8-601

Savings clause
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(a) This article does not affect an action or proceeding commenced before this article takes
effect. e
(b) If a security interest in a security is perfected at the date this articler 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 perfetct 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.

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