810 ILCS 5/9-807

(810 ILCS 5/9-807)

Sec. 9-807. 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 the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly.

(b) Applicable law. After this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly 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 Article 9 as amended by this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly. 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 the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly only if:

(1) the pre-effective-date financing statement and an amendment are filed in the office specified in Section 9-501;

(2) an amendment is filed in the office specified in Section 9-501 concurrently with, or after the filing in that office of, an initial financing statement that satisfies Section 9-806(c); or

(3) an initial financing statement that provides the information as amended and satisfies Section 9-806(c) is filed in the office specified in Section 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 Section 9-805(c) and (e) or 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 after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly 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 Section 9-806(c) has been filed in the office specified by the law of the jurisdiction governing perfection as provided in Article 9 as amended by this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly as the office in which to file a financing statement.

(Source: P.A. 97-1034, eff. 7-1-13.)