Kansas Statutes Annotated

K.S.A. § 84-9-702 (2026)

Savings clause

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84-9-702. Savings clause. (a) Pre-effective date transactions or liens. Except as otherwise provided in this part, this act applies to a transaction or lien within its scope, even if the transaction or lien was entered into or created before this act takes effect.

(b) Continuing validity. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c) and K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 84-9-304 and 84-9-703 through 84-9-709, and amendments thereto:

(1) Transactions and liens that were not governed by former article 9, were validly entered into or created before this act takes effect, and would be subject to this act if they had been entered into or created after this act takes effect, and the rights, duties, and interests flowing from those transactions and liens remain valid after this act takes effect; and

(2) the transactions and liens may be terminated, completed, consummated, and enforced as required or permitted by this act or by the law that otherwise would apply if this act had not taken effect.

(c) Pre-effective date proceedings. This act does not affect an action, case, or proceeding commenced before this act takes effect.

History: L. 2000, ch. 142, § 127; L. 2002, ch. 159, § 26; May 23.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 2002–2003 · leading case: Morris v. Citifinancial (In Re Trible), 290 B.R. 838 (Bankr. D. Kan. 2003).
Morris v. Citifinancial (In Re Trible), 290 B.R. 838 (Bankr. D. Kan. 2003). “See K.S.A.2001 Supp. 84-9-702(c). Citifinancial does not dispute that the former provisions of Article 9 govern.”
Farmers State Bank v. Diel (In Re Diel), 277 B.R. 778 (Bankr. D. Kan. 2002). · cites it 2× “See Kan. Stat. Ann. § 84-9-702 (c)(2001 Supp.”
Morris v. Gen. Motors Acceptance Corp. (In re Ball), 281 B.R. 706 (Bankr. D. Kan. 2002). · cites it 4× “2 *709 Kan. Stat. Ann. § 84-9-702 (c) (Supp. 2001) provides: This act [Article 9 as revised] does not affect an action, case, or proceeding commenced before this act takes effect.”
In Re Stout, 284 B.R. 511 (Bankr. D. Kan. 2002). · cites it 9× “The Bank’s best argument might be found in Kan. Stat. Ann. § 84-9-702 (a) (Supp.2001) which proclaims that “this act applies to a transaction or hen within its scope, even if the transaction or hen was entered into or created before this act takes effect.”
In Re AvCentral, Inc., 289 B.R. 170 (Bankr. D. Kan. 2003). “§ 84-9-701 Revisor’s Note and § 84-9-702(a) (2001 Supp.). It is worth noting that as a practical matter, the revisions to Article Nine changed neither the method of perfection nor the place of filing for a security interest in inventory.”
K.S.A. § 84-9-702(a): 2 cases
In Re AvCentral, Inc., 289 B.R. 170 (Bankr. D. Kan. 2003). “§ 84-9-701 Revisor’s Note and § 84-9-702(a) (2001 Supp.). It is worth noting that as a practical matter, the revisions to Article Nine changed neither the method of perfection nor the place of filing for a security interest in inventory.”
In Re Stout, 284 B.R. 511 (Bankr. D. Kan. 2002). “The Bank’s best argument might be found in Kan. Stat. Ann. § 84-9-702 (a) (Supp.2001) which proclaims that “this act applies to a transaction or hen within its scope, even if the transaction or hen was entered into or created before this act takes effect.”
K.S.A. § 84-9-702(c): 1 case
Morris v. Citifinancial (In Re Trible), 290 B.R. 838 (Bankr. D. Kan. 2003). “See K.S.A.2001 Supp. 84-9-702(c). Citifinancial does not dispute that the former provisions of Article 9 govern.”
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