2012 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes
Title 13 - COMMERCIAL CODE
Chapter 95 - Filing
Section 9512 - Amendment of financing statement

     § 9512.  Amendment of financing statement.
        (a)  Amendment of information in financing statement.--
     Subject to section 9509 (relating to persons entitled to file a
     record), 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 which:
            (1)  identifies by its file number the initial financing
        statement to which the amendment relates; and
            (2)  if the amendment relates to an initial financing
        statement filed in a filing office described in section
        9501(a)(1) (relating to filing offices), provides the
        information specified in section 9502(b) (relating to real-
        property-related financing statements).
        (b)  Period of effectiveness not affected.--Except as
     otherwise provided in section 9515 (relating to duration and
     effectiveness of financing statement; effect of lapsed financing
     statement), the filing of an amendment does not extend the
     period of effectiveness of the financing statement.
        (c)  Effectiveness of amendment adding collateral.--A
     financing statement which is amended by an amendment which adds
     collateral is effective as to the added collateral only from the
     date of the filing of the amendment.
        (d)  Effectiveness of amendment adding debtor.--A financing
     statement which is amended by an amendment which adds a debtor
     is effective as to the added debtor only from the date of the
     filing of the amendment.
        (e)  Certain amendments ineffective.--An amendment is
     ineffective to the extent it:
            (1)  purports to delete all debtors and fails to provide
        the name of a debtor to be covered by the financing
        statement; or
            (2)  purports to delete all secured parties of record and
        fails to provide the name of a new secured party of record.

        Cross References.  Section 9512 is referred to in sections
     9109, 9516 of this title.