(1) A person may file an initial financing statement, amendment that adds collateral covered by a financing statement, or amendment that adds a debtor to a financing statement only if:

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Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 79.0509

  • Agricultural lien: means an interest, other than a security interest or a lien created under ORS § 87. See Oregon Statutes 79.0102
  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Collateral: means the property subject to a security interest or agricultural lien. See Oregon Statutes 79.0102
  • Financing statement: means a record or records composed of an initial financing statement and any filed record relating to the initial financing statement. See Oregon Statutes 79.0102
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • New debtor: means a person that becomes bound as debtor under ORS § 79. See Oregon Statutes 79.0102
  • Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
  • Security agreement: means an agreement that creates or provides for a security interest. See Oregon Statutes 79.0102
  • Termination statement: means an amendment of a financing statement which:

    (A) Identifies, by its file number, the initial financing statement to which it relates; and

    (B) Indicates either that it is a termination statement or that the identified financing statement is no longer effective. See Oregon Statutes 79.0102

(a) The debtor authorizes the filing in an authenticated record or pursuant to subsection (2) or (3) of this section; or

(b) The person holds an agricultural lien that has become effective at the time of filing and the financing statement covers only collateral in which the person holds an agricultural lien.

(2) By authenticating or becoming bound as debtor by a security agreement, a debtor or new debtor authorizes the filing of an initial financing statement, and an amendment, covering:

(a) The collateral described in the security agreement; and

(b) Property that becomes collateral under ORS § 79.0315 (1)(b), whether or not the security agreement expressly covers proceeds.

(3) By acquiring collateral in which a security interest or agricultural lien continues under ORS § 79.0315 (1)(a), a debtor authorizes the filing of an initial financing statement, and an amendment, covering the collateral and property that becomes collateral under ORS § 79.0315 (1)(b).

(4) A person may file an amendment other than an amendment that adds collateral covered by a financing statement or an amendment that adds a debtor to a financing statement only if:

(a) The secured party of record authorizes the filing; or

(b) The amendment is a termination statement for a financing statement as to which the secured party of record has failed to file or send a termination statement as required by ORS § 79.0513 (1) or (3), the debtor authorizes the filing, and the termination statement indicates that the debtor authorized it to be filed.

(5) If there is more than one secured party of record for a financing statement, each secured party of record may authorize the filing of an amendment under subsection (4) of this section. [2001 c.445 § 80]