{"data":{"id":"us-de/6-del.-c.-9-707","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"6 Del. C. § 9-707","heading":"Amendment of pre-effective-date financing statement.","body":"(a) Pre-effective-date financing statement. — In this section, “pre-effective-date financing statement” means a financing statement filed before this Act takes effect.\n(b) Applicable law. — After this Act 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.\n(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 this Act takes effect only if:\n(1) the pre-effective-date financing statement and an amendment are filed in the office specified in Section 9-501;\n(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\n(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.\n(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.\n(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 this Act 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.","path":["Title 6. Commerce and Trade","SUBTITLE I","Uniform Commercial Code","ARTICLE 9. Secured Transactions","Part 7","Transition"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title6/c009/sc07/index.html#9-707","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:06Z","sha256":"01ea4e293a297b4cf2f8a6007e83a8209cc7105aee88775e38ce42be024c5966","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/6-del.-c.-9-706","next":"us-de/6-del.-c.-9-708"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}