Ohio Code § 1309.512

Ohio Code § 1309.512. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.

§ 1309.512.

(A) Subject to section 1309.509 of the Revised Code , a person may add or delete collateral covered by, continue or terminate the effectiveness

of, or, subject to division (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 in a filing office

described in division (A)(1) of section 1309.501 of the Revised Code , provides the date and time that the initial financing statement was filed and the

information specified in division (B) of section 1309.502 of the Revised Code . (B) Except as otherwise provided in section 1309.515 of the Revised Code , 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.

Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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  • Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 1309.512
  • Jurisdiction: Ohio
  • Code: Ohio Revised Code
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