{"data":{"id":"us-pa/13-pa.c.s.-9707","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"13 Pa.C.S. § 9707","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 Revised Division 9 takes effect.\n(b) Applicable law.--After Revised Division 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 Chapter 93 of Revised Division 9 (relating to perfection and priority). 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 Commonwealth governs perfection of a security interest, the information in a pre-effective-date financing statement may be amended after Revised Division 9 takes effect only if:\n(1) the pre-effective-date financing statement and an amendment are filed in the office specified in section 9501 of Revised Division 9 (relating to filing office);\n(2) an amendment is filed in the office specified in section 9501 of Revised Division 9 concurrently with, or after the filing in that office of, an initial financing statement that satisfies section 9706(c) of Revised Division 9 (relating to when initial financing statement suffices to continue effectiveness of financing statement); or\n(3) an initial financing statement that provides the information as amended and satisfies section 9706(c) of Revised Division 9 is filed in the office specified in section 9501 of Revised Division 9.\n(d) Method of amending: continuation.--If the law of this Commonwealth governs perfection of a security interest, the effectiveness of a pre-effective-date financing statement may be continued only under section 9705(d) and (f) of Revised Division 9 (relating to effectiveness of action taken before effective date) or section 9706 of Revised Division 9.\n(e) Methods of amending: additional termination rule.--Whether or not the law of this Commonwealth governs perfection of a security interest, the effectiveness of a pre-effective-date financing statement filed in this Commonwealth may be terminated after Revised Division 9 takes effect by filing a termination statement in the office in which the pre-effective-date financing statement is filed unless one or both of the following conditions apply:\n(1) An initial financing statement that satisfies section 9706(c) of Revised Division 9 has been filed in the office specified by the law of the jurisdiction governing perfection as provided in Chapter 93 of Revised Division 9 as the office in which to file a financing statement.\n(2) The pre-effective-date financing statement is filed in the office of a prothonotary of a county of this Commonwealth.","path":["Title 13 - COMMERCIAL CODE","CHAPTER 97 TRANSITION PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=13\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=97\u0026sctn=7\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2025-12-01 (Statute Update stamp, 13 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:31:03Z","sha256":"5c9358660caf8a1b97af2a0cc0cee916bf227330206caba4990869c6ca95f1b0","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/13-pa.c.s.-9706","next":"us-pa/13-pa.c.s.-9708"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}