Section 9--707. Amendment of Pre-effective-date Financing Statement.(a) "Pre-effective-date financing statement". In this section, "pre-effective-date financing statement" means a financing statement filed before Revised Article 9 takes effect.
(b) Applicable law. After Revised Article 9 takes effect, a person may add or delete collateral covered by, continue or terminate the effectiveness of, or otherwise amend the information provided in, a pre-effective-date financing statement only in accordance with the law of the jurisdiction governing perfection as provided in Part 3. However, the effectiveness of a pre-effective-date financing statement also may be terminated in accordance with the law of the jurisdiction in which the financing statement is filed.
(c) Method of amending: general rule. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d), if the law of this state governs perfection of a security interest, the information in a pre-effective-date financing statement may be amended after Revised Article 9 takes effect only if:
(1) the pre-effective-date financing statement and an amendment
are filed in the office specified in Section 9--501;
(2) an amendment is filed in the office specified in Section
9--501 concurrently with, or after the filing in that office
of, an initial financing statement that satisfies Section
9--706 (c); or
(3) an initial financing statement that provides the information
as amended and satisfies Section 9--706 (c) is filed in the
office specified in Section 9--501.
(d) Method of amending: continuation. If the law of this state governs perfection of a security interest, the effectiveness of a pre-effective-date financing statement may be continued only under Section 9--705 (d) and (f) or 9--706.
(e) Method of amending: additional termination rule. Whether or not the law of this state governs perfection of a security interest, the effectiveness of a pre-effective-date financing statement filed in this state may be terminated after Revised Article 9 takes effect by filing a termination statement in the office in which the pre-effective-date financing statement is filed, unless an initial financing statement that satisfies Section 9--706 (c) has been filed in the office specified by the law of the jurisdiction governing perfection as provided in Part 3 as the office in which to file a financing statement.
Last modified: February 3, 2019