Section 440.9706 - When initial financing statement suffices to continue effectiveness of financing statement.
UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE (EXCERPT)
Act 174 of 1962
440.9706 When initial financing statement suffices to continue effectiveness of financing statement.
Sec. 9706.
(1) The filing of an initial financing statement in the office specified in section 9501 continues the effectiveness of a financing statement filed before this amendatory act takes effect if all of the following apply:
(a) The filing of an initial financing statement in that office would be effective to perfect a security interest under this amendatory act.
(b) The pre-effective-date financing statement was filed in an office in another state or another office in this state.
(c) The initial financing statement satisfies subsection (3).
(2) The filing of an initial financing statement under subsection (1) continues the effectiveness of the pre-effective-date financing statement if both of the following apply:
(a) If the initial financing statement is filed before this amendatory act takes effect, for the period provided in section 9403 before this amendatory act takes effect with respect to a financing statement.
(b) If the initial financing statement is filed after this amendatory act takes effect, for the period provided in section 9515 with respect to an initial financing statement.
(3) To be effective for purposes of subsection (1), an initial financing statement must do all of the following:
(a) Satisfy the requirements of part 5 for an initial financing statement.
(b) Identify the pre-effective-date financing statement by indicating the office in which the financing statement was filed and providing the dates of filing and file numbers, if any, of the financing statement and of the most recent continuation statement filed with respect to the financing statement.
(c) Indicate that the pre-effective-date financing statement remains effective.
History: Add. 2000, Act 348, Eff. July 1, 2001