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Subject to \u00a7 8.9A-509, a person may add or delete collateral covered by, continue or terminate the effectiveness of, or, subject to subsection (e), otherwise amend the information provided in, a financing statement by filing an amendment that:1\n\nidentifies, by its file number, the initial financing statement to which the amendment relates; and2\n\nif the amendment relates to an initial financing statement filed or recorded in a filing office described in § 8.9A-501 (a) (1), provides the information specified in § 8.9A-502 (b).b\n\nPeriod of effectiveness not affected. Except as otherwise provided in § 8.9A-515, the filing of an amendment does not extend the period of effectiveness of the financing statement.c\n\nEffectiveness of amendment adding collateral. A financing statement that is amended by an amendment that adds collateral is effective as to the added collateral only from the date of the filing of the amendment.d\n\nEffectiveness of amendment adding debtor. A financing statement that is amended by an amendment that adds a debtor is effective as to the added debtor only from the date of the filing of the amendment.e\n\nCertain amendments ineffective. An amendment is ineffective to the extent it:1\n\npurports to delete all debtors and fails to provide the name of a debtor to be covered by the financing statement; or2\n\npurports to delete all secured parties of record and fails to provide the name of a new secured party of record.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":311510,"text":"Amendment of information in financing statement. 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This law was first created in 1964. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 219 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1964 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 8 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1966, chapter 649; in 1973, chapter 509; in 1976, chapter 536; in 1977, chapter 539; in 1978, chapters 284 and 285; in 1982, chapter 652; in 1999, chapter 96<\/a>; in 2000, chapter 1007<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":59732,"section_number":"8.9A-109","catch_line":"Scope","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.9A-109\/"},{"id":85389,"section_number":"8.9A-516","catch_line":"What constitutes filing; effectiveness of filing","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.9A-516\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":72400,"section_number":"8.9A-501","catch_line":"Filing office","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.9A-501\/"},{"id":70542,"section_number":"8.9A-502","catch_line":"Contents of financing statement; record of mortgage as financing statement; time of filing financing statement","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.9A-502\/"},{"id":86245,"section_number":"8.9A-509","catch_line":"Persons entitled to file a record","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.9A-509\/"},{"id":70878,"section_number":"8.9A-515","catch_line":"Duration and effectiveness of financing statement; effect of lapsed financing statement","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.9A-515\/"}],"permalink":{"id":284223,"object_type":"law","relational_id":87008,"identifier":"8.9A-512","token":"8.9A\/5\/1\/8.9A-512","url":"\/8.9A-512\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.9A-512\/","token":"8.9A\/5\/1\/8.9A-512","dublin_core":{"Title":"Amendment of financing statement","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.9A-512","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

a.<\/span> Amendment of information in financing statement. Subject to \u00a7 8.9A-509<\/a>, a person may add or delete collateral<\/span> covered by, continue or terminate the effectiveness of, or, subject to subsection (e), otherwise amend<\/span> the information provided in, a financing statement by filing an amendment that: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> identifies, by its file number, the initial financing statement to which the amendment relates; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> if the amendment relates to an initial financing statement filed or recorded in a filing office described in § 8.9A-501<\/a> (a) (1), provides the information specified in § 8.9A-502<\/a> (b). <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

b.<\/span> Period of effectiveness not affected. Except as otherwise provided in § 8.9A-515<\/a>, the filing of an amendment does not extend the period of effectiveness of the financing statement. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

c.<\/span> Effectiveness of amendment adding collateral<\/span>. A financing statement that is amended by an amendment that adds collateral<\/span> is effective as to the added collateral<\/span> only from the date of the filing of the amendment. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

d.<\/span> Effectiveness of amendment adding debtor. A financing statement that is amended by an amendment that adds a debtor is effective as to the added debtor only from the date of the filing of the amendment. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

e.<\/span> Certain amendments ineffective. An amendment is ineffective to the extent it: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> purports to delete all debtors and fails to provide the name of a debtor to be covered by the financing statement; or <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> purports to delete all secured parties of record and fails to provide the name of a new secured party<\/span> of record. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAMENDMENT OF FINANCING STATEMENT (\u00a7 8.9A-512)\n\na. Amendment of information in financing statement. Subject to \u00a7 8.9A-509, a\nperson may add or delete collateral covered by, continue or terminate the\neffectiveness of, or, subject to subsection (e), otherwise amend the information\nprovided in, a financing statement by filing an amendment that:\n\n 1. identifies, by its file number, the initial financing statement to which\n the amendment relates; and\n\n 2. if the amendment relates to an initial financing statement filed or\n recorded in a filing office described in § 8.9A-501 (a) (1), provides the\n information specified in § 8.9A-502 (b).\n\nb. Period of effectiveness not affected. Except as otherwise provided in §\n8.9A-515, the filing of an amendment does not extend the period of effectiveness\nof the financing statement.\n\nc. Effectiveness of amendment adding collateral. A financing statement that is\namended by an amendment that adds collateral is effective as to the added\ncollateral only from the date of the filing of the amendment.\n\nd. Effectiveness of amendment adding debtor. A financing statement that is\namended by an amendment that adds a debtor is effective as to the added debtor\nonly from the date of the filing of the amendment.\n\ne. Certain amendments ineffective. An amendment is ineffective to the extent it:\n\n 1. purports to delete all debtors and fails to provide the name of a debtor to\n be covered by the financing statement; or\n\n 2. purports to delete all secured parties of record and fails to provide the\n name of a new secured party of record.\n\nHISTORY: 1964, c. 219, \u00a7 8.9-402; 1966, c. 649; 1973, c. 509; 1976, c. 536;\n1977, c. 539; 1978, cc. 284, 285; 1982, c. 652; 1999, c. 96; 2000, c. 1007.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}