Cal. Code Regs. tit. 2 § 22601.4

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section 22601.4 - Rules Applied to Search Requests

Search results are produced by the application of standardized search logic to the name presented to the Secretary of State's office. Human judgment does not play a role in determining the results of the search. The following apply to searches:

(a) There is no limit to the number of matches that may be returned in response to the search criteria.

(b) No distinction is made between upper and lower case letters.

(c) Punctuation marks and accents are disregarded.

(d) Words and abbreviations at the end of a name that indicate the existence or nature of an organization are disregarded.

(e) The word "the" at the beginning of the search criteria is disregarded.

(f) All spaces are disregarded.

(g) For first personal name and additional name(s)/initial(s) of individual names, initials are treated as the logical equivalent of all names that begin with such initials, and first personal name and no additional name(s)/initial(s) is equated with all additional name(s)/initial(s). For example, a search request for "John A. Smith" would cause the search to retrieve all filings against all individual debtors with "John" or the initial "J" as the first personal name, "Smith" as the surname, and with the initial "A" or any name beginning with "A" in the additional name(s)/initial(s) field. If the search request were for "John Smith" (first personal name and surnames with no designation in the additional name(s)/initial(s) field), the search would retrieve all filings against individual debtors with "John" or the initial J as the first personal name, "Smith" as the surname and with any name or initial or no name or initial in the additional name(s)/initial(s) field.

(h) After using the preceding rules to modify the name to be searched, the search will reveal only names of debtors that are contained in unlapsed and lapsed financing statements and exactly match the names requested, as modified.

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 2, § 22601.4

1. New section filed 6-21-2004; operative 6-21-2004 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2004, No. 26).
2. Amendment of subsection (g) filed 5-29-2014; operative 7-1-2014 (Register 2014, No. 22).

Note: Authority cited: Section 9526, Commercial Code. Reference: Section 9523, Commercial Code.