West Virginia Code § 46-9-805

Effectiveness of action taken before effective date
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(a) Preeffective-date filing effective. -- The filing of a financing statement before the
amendments to this article during the 2012 Regular Legislative Session take effect is
effective to perfect a security interest to the extent the filing would satisfy the applicable
requirements for perfection under this article as amended during the 2012 Regular
Legislative Session. e
(b) When preeffective-date filing becomes ineffective. -- This article does not render
ineffective an effective financing statement that, before the amendments to this article
during the 2011 Regular Legislative Session take effect, is filed aund satisfies the applicable
requirements for perfection under the law of the jurisdiction governing perfection as
provided in this article as it existed before its amendment dutring the 2012 Regular
Legislative Session. However, except as otherwise provided in subsections (c) and (d) and
Section 9-806, the financing statement ceases to be effective:
(1) If the financing statement is filed in this state, alt the time the financing statement would
have ceased to be effective had the amendmensts to this article during the 2012 Regular
Legislative Session not taken effect; or
(2) If the financing statement is filedg in another jurisdiction, at the earlier of:
(A) The time the financing statement would have ceased to be effective under the law of that
jurisdiction; or
(B) June 30, 2018.
(c) Continuation stat ement. -- The filing of a continuation statement after the amendments to
this article duVring the 2012 Regular Legislative Session take effect does not continue the
effectiveness of a financing statement filed before those amendments to the article take
effect. However, upon the timely filing of a continuation statement after the amendments to
this article during the 2012 Regular Legislative session take effect and in accordance with
the law of the jurisdiction governing perfection as provided in this article as amended during
the 2012 Regular Legislative Session, the effectiveness of a financing statement filed in the
same office in that jurisdiction before the amendments to this article during the 2012
Regular Legislative Session takes effect continues for the period provided by the law of that
jurisdiction.
(d) Application of subsection (b)(2)(B) to transmitting utility financing statement. --
Subsection (b)(2)(B) applies to a financing statement that, before the amendments to this
article during the 2012 Regular Legislative Session take effect, is filed against a transmitting
utility and satisfies the applicable requirements for perfection under the law of the
jurisdiction governing perfection as provided in this article as it existed before amendment,
only to the extent that this article as amended by during the 2012 Regular Legislative
Session 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.
(e) Application of Part 5. -- A financing statement that includes a financing statement filed
before the amendments to this article during the 2012 Regular Session take effect and a
continuation statement filed after the amendments to this article during the 2012 Regular
Legislative Session take effect is effective only to the extent that it satisfies ethe requirements
of Part 5 as amended during the 2012 Regular Legislative Session for an initial financing
statement. A financing statement that indicates that the debtor is a decredent's estate
indicates that the collateral is being administered by a personal representative within the
meaning of section 9-503(a)(2) as amended during the 2012 Regular Legislative Session . A
financing statement that indicates that the debtor is a trust or is a trustee acting with
respect to property held in trust indicates that the collateralt is held in a trust within the
meaning of section 9-503(a)(3) as amended during the 2012 Regular Legislative Session.

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