Section 7-9A-707 Amendment of Pre-Effective-Date Financing Statement.
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(a)“Pre-effective-date financing statement”. In this section, “pre-effective-date financing statement” means a financing statement filed before January 1, 2002.
(b)Applicable law. After January 1, 2002, 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 January 1, 2002, only if:
(1)the pre-effective-date financing statement and an amendment are filed in the office specified in Section 7-9A-501;
(2)an amendment is filed in the office specified in Section 7-9A-501 concurrently with, or after the filing in that office of, an initial financing statement that satisfies Section 7-9A-706(c); or
(3)an initial financing statement that provides the information as amended and satisfies Section 7-9A-706(c) is filed in the office specified in Section 7-9A-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 7-9A-705(d) and
(f)or 7-9A-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 January 1, 2002, 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 7-9A-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.