### Question
How is the term effective financing statement defined?


### Answer
The term **effective financing statement** is defined in *7 U.S.C. § 1631* as the following:

> 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**

