Section 9707 - 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 Revised Division 9 takes effect.(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.(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:(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);(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(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.(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.(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: (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.(2) The pre-effective-date financing statement is filed in the office of a prothonotary of a county of this Commonwealth.2001, June 8, P.L. 123, No. 18, § 16, effective 7/1/2001.