Arizona Laws 47-9805. When initial financing statement suffices to continue effectiveness of financing statement
A. The filing of an initial financing statement in the office specified in section 47-9501 continues the effectiveness of a financing statement filed before the effective date of this section if:
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 47-9805
- Continuation statement: means an amendment of a financing statement that:
(a) Identifies, by its file number, the initial financing statement to which it relates; and
(b) Indicates that it is a continuation statement for, or that it is filed to continue the effectiveness of, the identified financing statement. See Arizona Laws 47-9102
- Financing statement: means a record or records composed of an initial financing statement and any filed record relating to the initial financing statement. See Arizona Laws 47-9102
- State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Arizona Laws 47-9102
1. The filing of an initial financing statement in that office would be effective to perfect a security interest under this chapter, as amended in 2014;
2. The pre-effective date financing statement was filed in an office in another state; and
3. The initial financing statement satisfies subsection C of this section.
B. The filing of an initial financing statement under subsection A of this section continues the effectiveness of the pre-effective date financing statement:
1. If the initial financing statement is filed before the effective date of this section, for the period provided in section 47-9515, as added in 1999, with respect to an initial financing statement; and
2. If the initial financing statement is filed after the effective date of this section, for the period provided in section 47-9515, as amended in 2014, with respect to an initial financing statement.
C. To be effective for purposes of subsection A of this section, an initial financing statement must:
1. Satisfy the requirements of article 5 of this chapter, as amended in 2014, for an initial financing statement;
2. Identify the pre-effective date financing statement by indicating the office in which the financing statement was filed and providing the dates of filing and file numbers, if any, of the financing statement and of the most recent continuation statement filed with respect to the financing statement; and
3. Indicate that the pre-effective date financing statement remains effective.