Md. Code, Commercial Law, Title 10

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Md. Code, Commercial Law § 10-101

As used in this title: (1) “Original Code” means Chapter 538 of the Acts of 1963, as the provisions of that chapter were amended prior to 12:01 a.m. on January 1, 1981. (2) “This Act” means Chapter 824 of the Acts of 1980.

Md. Code, Commercial Law § 10-102

(1) Transactions validly entered into before the effective date of the original Code, and the rights, duties and interests flowing from them remain valid thereafter and may be terminated, completed, consummated or enforced as required or permitted by any statute or other law amended or repealed by the original Code as though such repeal or amendment had not occurred. (2) Record books, indices, dockets, and any other papers or records permitted or required to be recorded, filed or maintained in the office of the clerk of the circuit court for any county under the provisions of any article, section, or other portion of the Maryland Code repealed by the original Code may be destroyed or otherwise disposed of by said clerk at any time after the expiration of five (5) years and sixty (60) days from the date of the last pertinent date thereon or record entry therein, provided that the requirements of Title 10, Subtitle 6, Part III of the State Government Article have been complied with.

Md. Code, Commercial Law § 10-103

Except as provided in the following section, all laws and parts of laws inconsistent with the original Code on its effective date are hereby repealed.

Md. Code, Commercial Law § 10-104

Title 7 on documents of title does not repeal or modify any laws prescribing the form or contents of documents of title or the services or facilities to be afforded by bailees, or otherwise regulating bailees’ businesses in respects not specifically dealt with herein; but the fact that such laws are violated does not affect the status of a document of title which otherwise complies with the definition of a document of title (§ 1-201).

Md. Code, Commercial Law § 10-106

The provisions of § 10-102 as amended shall continue to apply to this act and for this purpose the original Code and this act shall be considered one continuous statute.

Md. Code, Commercial Law § 10-107

Transactions validly entered after 12:01 a.m. on February 1, 1964, and before the effective date of this act, and which were subject to the provisions of the original Code and which would be subject to this act as amended if they had been entered into after the effective date of this act and the rights, duties, and interests flowing from such transactions remain valid after the latter date and may be terminated, completed, consummated, or enforced as required or permitted by this act. Security interests arising out of such transactions which are perfected when this act becomes effective shall remain perfected until they lapse as provided in this act and may be continued as permitted by this act except as stated in § 10-109 of the prior Code.

Md. Code, Commercial Law § 10-108

A security interest for the perfection of which filing or the taking of possession was required under the original Code and which attached prior to the effective date of this act but was not perfected shall be deemed perfected on the effective date of this act if this act permits perfection without such filing or possession or authorizes filing in the office or offices where a prior ineffective filing was made.

Md. Code, Commercial Law § 10-109

(1) A financing statement or continuation statement filed prior to the effective date of this act, which shall not have lapsed prior to said effective date shall remain effective for the period provided in the original Code, but not less than that period of time for which the filing was effective pursuant to the original Code in effect upon the date of such prior filing. (2) With respect to any financing statement filed prior to the effective date of this act, any continuation or other statement filed on and after the effective date of this act in relation to such original financing statement shall be filed (i.e., the “transitional filing”) in accordance with this act and if this act requires filing in a place where the original financing statement was not filed, then a new financing statement conforming to § 10-110 or the original or photographic or photostatic copy of the original financing statement and a copy of any prior continuation or other statement shall all be filed in the place where filing is required by this act. (3) Nothing in this act shall be deemed to invalidate any action otherwise complying with applicable law taken in good faith until the effective date of this act pursuant to Chapter 240 of the Acts of 1972; provided, however, that transitional filings made on and after January 1, 1981, but before 12:01 a.m. on July 1, 2001, shall be made pursuant to this act with regard to original filings made pursuant to § 9-401 as it existed prior to July 1, 1971 and as said section was amended effective July 1, 1971 by Chapter 457 of the Acts of 1971. (4) The names and addresses of the debtor and secured party at the time transitional filings are made shall govern the date to be reflected upon statements filed under this act and shall govern place of filing and indexing in the filing records.

Md. Code, Commercial Law § 10-110

(1) If a security interest is perfected or has priority when this act takes effect as to all persons or as to certain persons without any filing or recording, and if the filing of a financing statement would be required for the perfection or priority of the security interest against those persons under this act, the perfection and priority rights of the security interest continue until 3 years after the effective date of this act. The perfection will then lapse unless a financing statement is filed as provided in subsection (4) or unless the security interest is perfected in accordance with the provisions of this act otherwise than by filing. (2) If a security interest is perfected when this act takes effect under a law other than this act which requires no further filing, refiling or recording to continue its perfection, perfection continues until and will lapse 3 years after this act takes effect, unless a financing statement is filed as provided in subsection (4) or unless the security interest is perfected otherwise than by filing, or unless under subsection (3) of § 9-302 of the prior Code the other law continues to govern filing. (3) If a security interest is perfected by a filing, refiling or recording under a law repealed by this act which required further filing, refiling or recording to continue its perfection, perfection continues and will lapse on the date provided by the law so repealed for such further filing, refiling or recording unless a financing statement is filed as provided in subsection (4) or unless the security interest is perfected in accordance with the provisions of this act otherwise than by filing. (4) Under the prior Code, a financing statement may be filed within 6 months before the perfection of a security interest would otherwise lapse. Any such financing statement is sufficient if signed by either the debtor or the secured party. It must identify the security agreement, statement or notice (however denominated in any statute or other law repealed or modified by this act), state the office where and the date when the last filing, refiling or recording, if any, was made with respect thereto, and the filing number, if any, or book and page, if any, of recording and further state that the security agreement, statement or notice, however denominated, in another filing office under the original Code or under any statute or other law repealed or modified by this act is still effective. Section 9-401 and § 9-103 of the prior Code determine the proper place to file such a financing statement. Except as specified in this subsection, the provisions of § 9-403(3) of the prior Code for continuation statements apply to such a financing statement.

Md. Code, Commercial Law § 10-111

Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, the original Code shall apply to any questions of priorities if the positions of the parties were fixed prior to the effective date of this act. In other cases, questions of priorities shall be determined by this act for priorities fixed prior to 12:01 a.m. on July 1, 2001.

Md. Code, Commercial Law § 10-112

Unless a change in law has clearly been made, the provisions of this act shall be deemed declaratory of the meaning of the original Code.

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