### Question
What is the definition of effective financing statement?


### Answer
The definition of **effective financing statement** is as follows in *7 U.S.C. § 1631*:

> a statement that—


(A) is an original or reproduced copy of the statement, or, in the case of a State which (under the applicable State law provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code) allows the electronic filing of financing statements without the signature of the debtor, is an electronically reproduced copy of the statement

#### Citation:
  - *7 U.S.C. § 1631*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 38-DISTRIBUTION AND MARKETING OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS > SUBCHAPTER I-GENERAL PROVISIONS**

