Section 55-9-707 - Temporary transition provision; amendment of pre-effective-date financing statement.
55-9-707. Temporary transition provision; amendment of pre-effective-date financing statement.
(a) In this section, "pre-effective-date financing statement" means a financing statement filed before July 1, 2001.
(b) After July 1, 2001, 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 Sections 55-9-301 through 55-9-338 NMSA 1978. 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) Except as otherwise provided in Subsection (d) of this 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 after July 1, 2001 only if:
(1) the pre-effective-date financing statement and an amendment are filed in the office specified in Section 55-9-501 NMSA 1978;
(2) an amendment is filed in the office specified in Section 55-9-501 NMSA 1978 concurrently with, or after the filing in that office of, an initial financing statement that satisfies Subsection (c) of Section 149 [55-9-705 NMSA 1978] of this act; or
(3) an initial financing statement that provides the information as amended and satisfies Subsection (c) of Section 149 [55-9-705 NMSA 1978] of this act is filed in the office specified in Section 55-9-501 NMSA 1978.
(d) 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 (d) and (f) of Section 148 [55-9-704 NMSA 1978] of this act or Section 149 [55-9-705 NMSA 1978] of this act.
(e) 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 July 1, 2001 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 Section 149 of this act has been filed in the office specified by the law of the jurisdiction governing perfection as provided in Sections 55-9-301 through 55-9-342 NMSA 1978 as the office in which to file a financing statement.