{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-commercial-law-9-512","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Commercial Law § 9–512","heading":"","body":"(a) Subject to § 9-509, a person may add or delete collateral covered by, continue or terminate the effectiveness of, or, subject to subsection (e), otherwise amend the information provided in, a financing statement by filing an amendment that:\n(1) Identifies, by its file number, the initial financing statement to which the amendment relates; and\n(2) If the amendment relates to an initial financing statement filed or recorded in a filing office described in § 9-501(a)(1), provides the information specified in § 9-502(b).\n(b) Except as otherwise provided in § 9-515, the filing of an amendment does not extend the period of effectiveness of the financing statement.\n(c) A financing statement that is amended by an amendment that adds collateral is effective as to the added collateral only from the date of the filing of the amendment.\n(d) A financing statement that is amended by an amendment that adds a debtor is effective as to the added debtor only from the date of the filing of the amendment.\n(e) An amendment is ineffective to the extent it:\n(1) Purports to delete all debtors and fails to provide the name of a debtor to be covered by the financing statement; or\n(2) Purports to delete all secured parties of record and fails to provide the name of a new secured party of record.","path":["Article - Commercial Law"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcl\u0026section=9-512","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:56:33Z","sha256":"0bee98e5210e38b124e7f4a3d1556342820fa353e6c4241de8ce036b19cb0672","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-commercial-law-9-511","next":"us-md/md.-code-commercial-law-9-513"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}