6 Del. C. § 9-806
This is the official text of 6 Del. C. § 9-806, part of Delaware’s Del. C — part of the compiled statutory law of Delaware, published by the state as "Del. C." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.
Not legal advice. This page reproduces the official text of a government statute for reference only. Laws change, and how a statute applies depends on your specific facts. For advice about your situation, consult a licensed attorney in your state.
§ Â 9-806. When initial financing statement suffices to continue effectiveness of financing statement.
Official statutory text
(a) Initial financing statement in lieu of continuation statement. — The filing of an initial financing statement in the office specified in Section 9-501 continues the effectiveness of a financing statement filed before this Act takes effect if:
(1) the filing of an initial financing statement in that office would be effective to perfect a security interest under Article 9 as amended by this Act;
(2) the pre-effective-date financing statement was filed in an office in another State; and
(3) the initial financing statement satisfies subsection (c).
(b) Period of continued effectiveness. — The filing of an initial financing statement under subsection (a) continues the effectiveness of the pre-effective-date financing statement:
(1) if the initial financing statement is filed before this Act takes effect, for the period provided in Section 9-515 before this Act takes effect, with respect to an initial financing statement; and
(2) if the initial financing statement is filed after this Act takes effect, for the period provided in Section 9-515 as amended by this Act with respect to an initial financing statement.
(c) Requirements for initial financing statement under subsection (a). — To be effective for purposes of subsection (a), an initial financing statement must:
(1) satisfy the requirements of Part 5 as amended by this Act for an initial financing statement;
(2) identify the pre-effective-date financing statement by indicating the office in which the pre-effective-date financing statement was filed and providing the dates of filing and file numbers, if any, of the initial pre-effective-date financing statement and of the most recent continuation statement filed with respect to that financing statement; provided, that if the law of the jurisdiction governing perfection prior to the effective date of this Act required the filing of the pre-effective-date financing statement in both a central filing office and a local filing office, then an identification of the filing in the central filing office suffices for purposes of this subsection (c)(2) of this section; and
(3) indicate that the pre-effective-date financing statement remains effective.
(1) the filing of an initial financing statement in that office would be effective to perfect a security interest under Article 9 as amended by this Act;
(2) the pre-effective-date financing statement was filed in an office in another State; and
(3) the initial financing statement satisfies subsection (c).
(b) Period of continued effectiveness. — The filing of an initial financing statement under subsection (a) continues the effectiveness of the pre-effective-date financing statement:
(1) if the initial financing statement is filed before this Act takes effect, for the period provided in Section 9-515 before this Act takes effect, with respect to an initial financing statement; and
(2) if the initial financing statement is filed after this Act takes effect, for the period provided in Section 9-515 as amended by this Act with respect to an initial financing statement.
(c) Requirements for initial financing statement under subsection (a). — To be effective for purposes of subsection (a), an initial financing statement must:
(1) satisfy the requirements of Part 5 as amended by this Act for an initial financing statement;
(2) identify the pre-effective-date financing statement by indicating the office in which the pre-effective-date financing statement was filed and providing the dates of filing and file numbers, if any, of the initial pre-effective-date financing statement and of the most recent continuation statement filed with respect to that financing statement; provided, that if the law of the jurisdiction governing perfection prior to the effective date of this Act required the filing of the pre-effective-date financing statement in both a central filing office and a local filing office, then an identification of the filing in the central filing office suffices for purposes of this subsection (c)(2) of this section; and
(3) indicate that the pre-effective-date financing statement remains effective.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
Need a lawyer in Delaware?
Find a Delaware lawyer
About this page: Statute text is reproduced from official government publishers via the
Open US Law dataset
(Vaquill AI, snapshot v2026.08, CC BY 4.0). Primary legislative text like this is public domain under the government-edicts doctrine
(Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). We link every section back to its official source so you can verify it independently.