Section 25-9-707 - Amendment of pre-effective-date financing statement(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 of this Article. 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) of this section, 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 G.S. 25-9-501;(2) An amendment is filed in the office specified in G.S. 25-9-501 concurrently with, or after the filing in that office of, an initial financing statement that satisfies G.S. 25-9-706(c); or(3) An initial financing statement that provides the information as amended and satisfies G.S. 25-9-706(c) is filed in the office specified in G.S. 25-9-501.(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 G.S. 25-9-705(d) and (f) or G.S. 25-9-706.(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 G.S. 25-9-706(c) has been filed in the office specified by the law of the jurisdiction governing perfection as provided in Part 3 of this Article as the office in which to file a financing statement. However, a termination statement shall not be filed under this section in the register of deeds office unless it is the office specified in G.S. 25-9-501.(f) No additional fee. - No separate fee shall be charged for the filing or indexing of a concurrently filed termination statement under subdivision (c)(2) of this section.N.C. Gen. Stat. § 25-9-707
Amended by 2001-231, s. 6, eff. 7/1/2001.