Section 12A: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 this chapter takes effect.(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.(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: (1) the pre-effective-date financing statement and an amendment are filed in the office specified in 12A:9-501;(2) an amendment is filed in the office specified in 12A:9-501 concurrently with, or after the filing in that office of, an initial financing statement that satisfies 12A:9-706(c); or(3) an initial financing statement that provides the information as amended and satisfies 12A:9-706(c) is filed in the office specified in 12A: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 12A:9-705(d) and (f) or 12A: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 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 12A: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. The preceding sentence applies only to the office described in 12A:9-501(a)(2).Enacted c. 386, s. 125, eff. 1/8/2002. Former §; 12A:9-707 was renumbered as §; 12A:9-708 by c. 386, s. 124, eff. Jan. 8, 2002. P.L. 2001, c. 386, s. 127 provides: "This act, P.L. 2001, c. 386, amends and supplements P.L. 2001, c. 117 and shall take effect immediately and shall be applied retroactively to July 1, 2001."