(a) Pre-effective date financing statement. In this section, 'pre-effective-date financing statement' means a financing statement filed before July 1, 2001.(b) Applicable law. After July 1, 2001, 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 July 1, 2001 only if:(1) the pre-effective-date financing statement and an amendment are filed in the office specified in § 47-9-501;(2) an amendment is filed in the office specified in § 47-9-501 concurrently with, or after the filing in that office of, an initial financing statement that satisfies § ffice specified in § 47-9-501;(2) an amendment is filed in the office specified in § 47-9-501 concurrently with, or after the filing in that office of, an initial financing statement that satisfies § 47-9-706(c); or(3) an initial financing statement that provides the information as amended and satisfies § 47-9-706(c) is filed in the office specified in § 47-9-501.(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 § 47-9-705(d) and (f) or § 47-9-706.(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 July 1, 2001, 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 § 47-9-706(c) has been filed in the office specified by the law of the jurisdiction governing perfection as provided in part 3 of this chapter as the office in which to file a financing hat satisfies § 47-9-706(c) has been filed in the office specified by the law of the jurisdiction governing perfection as provided in part 3 of this chapter as the office in which to file a financing statement.Acts 2000, ch. 846, § 1.
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