{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-6a-9-707","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 6A-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 chapter takes effect.\n(b) Applicable law. After this chapter 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 chapter takes effect only if:\n(1) The pre-effective-date financing statement and an amendment are filed in the office specified in § 6A-9-501;\n(2) An amendment is filed in the office specified in § 6A-9-501 concurrently with, or after the filing in that office of, an initial financing statement that satisfies § 6A-9-706(c); or\n(3) An initial financing statement that provides the information as amended and satisfies § 6A-9-706(c) is filed in the office specified in § 6A-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 § 6A-9-705(d) and (f) or 6A-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 chapter 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 § 6A-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 6A Uniform Commercial Code","Chapter 9 Secured Transactions","Part 7 Transition"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE6A/6A-9/6A-7/6A-9-707.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T18:37:59Z","sha256":"18047f3b9abc8f64b4897dbacbc922d9df85c5bb72b2b7e45a1225e745ae44ca","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-6a-9-706","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-6a-9-708"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}