Section 11-9-807 - Amendment of pre-effective date financing statement(a)"Pre-effective date financing statement." As used in this Code section, the term "pre-effective date financing statement" means a financing statement filed before July 1, 2013.(b)Applicable law. On or after July 1, 2013, 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, as in effect on July 1, 2013. 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 Code 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 on or after July 1, 2013, only if:(1) The pre-effective date financing statement and an amendment are filed in the office specified in Code Section 11-9-501;(2) An amendment is filed in the office specified in Code Section 11-9-501 concurrently with, or after the filing in that office of, an initial financing statement that satisfies subsection (c) of Code Section 11-9-806; or(3) An initial financing statement that provides the information as amended and satisfies subsection (c) of Code Section 11-9-806 is filed in the office specified in Code Section 11-9-501.(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 subsections (c) and (e) of Code Section 11-9-805 or Code Section 11-9-806.(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 on or after July 1, 2013, 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 subsection (c) of Code Section 11-9-806 has been filed in the office specified by the law of the jurisdiction governing perfection as provided in Part 3 of this article, as in effect on July 1, 2013, as the office in which to file a financing statement.Added by 2013 Ga. Laws 223,§ 20, eff. 7/1/2013.