§ 55-9-512 — Amendment of financing statement

(a) Subject to Section 55-9-509 NMSA 1978, a person may add or delete collateral covered by, continue or terminate the effectiveness of, or, subject to Subsection (e) of this section, otherwise amend the information provided in, a financing statement by filing an amendment that: (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 for record in a county clerk's office, provides the information specified in Subsection (b) of Section 55-9-502 NMSA 1978. (b) Except as otherwise provided in Section 55-9-515 NMSA 1978, the filing of an amendment does not extend the period of effectiveness of the financing statement. (c) 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) 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) 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.

Legislative History

1978 Comp., § 55-9-512, enacted by Laws 2001, ch. 139, § 83; 2015, ch. 54, §