(1) Any security interest in a motorboat perfected prior to January 1, 1997, shall continue to be perfected (a) until the financing statement perfecting such security interest is terminated or would have lapsed in the absence of the filing of a continuation statement pursuant to article 9, Uniform Commercial Code, or (b) until a motorboat certificate of title is issued and a lien noted pursuant to section 37-1282.

(2) Any lien noted on the face of a motorboat certificate of title or on an electronic certificate of title record after January 1, 1997, pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, on behalf of the holder of a security interest in the motorboat, shall have priority as of the date such security interest was originally perfected.

(3) The holder of a motorboat certificate of title shall, upon request, surrender the motorboat certificate of title to a holder of a security interest in the motorboat which was perfected prior to January 1, 1997, to permit notation of a lien on the motorboat certificate of title and shall do such other acts as may be required to permit such notation.

(4) The assignment, release, or satisfaction of a security interest in a motorboat shall be governed by the laws under which it was perfected.