Wisconsin Statutes > Chapter 409 > Subchapter VIII – Transition Provisionsfor 2010 Amendments


§ 409.802	Savings clause
§ 409.803	Security interest perfected before effective date
§ 409.804	Security interest unperfected before effective date
§ 409.805	Effectiveness of action taken before effective date
§ 409.806	When initial financing statement suffices to continue effectiveness of financing statement
§ 409.807	Amendment of preeffective-date financing statement
§ 409.808	Persons entitled to file initial financing statement or continuation statement
§ 409.809	Priority

Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
Decedent: A deceased person.
Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
Person: includes all partnerships, associations and bodies politic or corporate. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
Personal representative: means a person, however denominated, who is authorized to administer a decedent's estate. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
Property: includes real and personal property. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
State: when applied to states of the United States, includes the District of Columbia, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the several territories organized by Congress. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed; "year" alone means "year of our Lord". See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01