Okla. Stat. tit. 12A, § 12A-1-9-707
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Persons entitled to file initial financing statement
Official statutory text
PERSONS ENTITLED TO FILE INITIAL FINANCING STATEMENT
(a) In this section, "pre-effective-date financing statement"
means a financing statement filed before this act takes effect.
(b) After this act 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 of this
article of this title. 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 this act takes effect only if:
(1) the pre-effective-date financing statement and an amendment
are filed in the office specified in Section 1-9-501 of this title;
(2) an amendment is filed in the office specified in Section 1-
9-501 of this title concurrently with, or after the filing in that
office of, an initial financing statement that satisfies subsection
(c) of Section 1-9-706 of this title; or
(3) an initial financing statement that provides the
information as amended and satisfies subsection (c) of Section 1-9-
706 of this title is filed in the office specified in Section 1-9-
501 of this title.
(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 1-9-705 or Section 1-9-706 of this title.
(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 this
act 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 subsection (c) of Section
1-9-706 of this title has been filed in the office specified by the
law of the jurisdiction governing perfection as provided in Part 3
of this article of this title as the office in which to file a
financing statement.
(a) In this section, "pre-effective-date financing statement"
means a financing statement filed before this act takes effect.
(b) After this act 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 of this
article of this title. 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 this act takes effect only if:
(1) the pre-effective-date financing statement and an amendment
are filed in the office specified in Section 1-9-501 of this title;
(2) an amendment is filed in the office specified in Section 1-
9-501 of this title concurrently with, or after the filing in that
office of, an initial financing statement that satisfies subsection
(c) of Section 1-9-706 of this title; or
(3) an initial financing statement that provides the
information as amended and satisfies subsection (c) of Section 1-9-
706 of this title is filed in the office specified in Section 1-9-
501 of this title.
(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 1-9-705 or Section 1-9-706 of this title.
(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 this
act 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 subsection (c) of Section
1-9-706 of this title has been filed in the office specified by the
law of the jurisdiction governing perfection as provided in Part 3
of this article of this title as the office in which to file a
financing statement.
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