(a) Minor errors and omissions. A financing statement substantially satisfying the requirements of this part is effective, even if it has minor errors or omissions, unless the errors or omissions make the financing statement seriously misleading.
(b) Financing statement seriously misleading. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c), a financing statement that fails sufficiently to provide the name of the debtor in accordance with § 8.9A-503 (a) is seriously misleading.
(c) Financing statement not seriously misleading. If a search of the records of the filing office under the debtor's correct name, using the filing office's standard search logic, if any, would disclose a financing statement that fails sufficiently to provide the name of the debtor in accordance with § 8.9A-503 (a), the name provided does not make the financing statement seriously misleading.
(d) "Debtor's correct name." For purposes of § 8.9A-508 (b), the "debtor's correct name" in subsection (c) means the correct name of the new debtor.
1964, c. 219, § 8.9-402; 1966, c. 649; 1973, c. 509; 1976, c. 536; 1977, c. 539; 1978, cc. 284, 285; 1982, c. 652; 1999, c. 96; 2000, c. 1007.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 8.9A - Commercial Code - Secured Transactions
Part 1 - Filing Office, Contents and Effectiveness of Financing Statement
§ 8.9A-503. Name of debtor and secured party
§ 8.9A-504. Indication of collateral
§ 8.9A-506. Effect of errors or omissions
§ 8.9A-507. Effect of certain events on effectiveness of financing statement
§ 8.9A-508. Effectiveness of financing statement if new debtor becomes bound by security agreement
§ 8.9A-509. Persons entitled to file a record
§ 8.9A-510. Effectiveness of filed record
§ 8.9A-511. Secured party of record
§ 8.9A-512. Amendment of financing statement
§ 8.9A-513. Termination statement
§ 8.9A-514. Assignment of powers of secured party of record
§ 8.9A-515. Duration and effectiveness of financing statement; effect of lapsed financing statement
§ 8.9A-516. What constitutes filing; effectiveness of filing
§ 8.9A-517. Effect of indexing errors
§ 8.9A-518. Claim concerning inaccurate or wrongfully filed record