La. Admin. Code tit. 10 § XIX-109
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024
Section XIX-109 - Presentation of FilingA. All filings required by the UCC shall be made by presenting the appropriate documents and tendering the required fees to any of the 64 filing officers. Filings may be made in person, by mail, or by fax machine pursuant to §107. D herein. Payment of the fees shall be made in any manner acceptable by the filing officer in the parish in which the filing is made. 1. If Form UCC-1 is presented for filing, the form shall be filed with the filing officer.2. Although a filer is encouraged to utilize Form UCC-1, the filer may submit a copy of the security agreement in lieu of Form UCC-1 and attach the nonstandard filing fee. If the required signatures appear on the nonstandard filing, they need not appear on Form UCC-1.3. If an acknowledgment copy from the filing officer is desired by persons submitting a facsimile copy of the financing statement, a laser printed financing statement or a copy of the security agreement, the filer must submit an additional copy of the document.B. The filing officer shall mark each financing statement with a file number, the parish of filing, and the date and time of filing.C. After the document has been filed, the second copy (acknowledgment copy of Form UCC-1 or the photocopy of the document submitted by the filer) will be returned to the secured party of record. If the acknowledgment copy is to be returned to another party or another address, indicate the same in the appropriate box on Form UCC-1.D. The filing officer shall transmit the information contained in the financing statement together with the date and time of filing and file number thereof, no later than 4:30 p.m. on the second business day following filing, to the secretary of state for inclusion in the master index. Note that a summary of the collateral described in the financing statement may be included in the information transmitted to the secretary of state. This summary is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for the description of the collateral contained in the financing statement.E. The secretary of state shall, within two business days following receipt of such information from the filing officer, send written notice by mail or electronically confirming such receipt and reflecting all information received and included in the master index, to the secured party of record and such other requesting person as designated on the financing statement.La. Admin. Code tit. 10, § XIX-109
Promulgated by the Department of State, Commercial Division, Office of Uniform Commercial Code, LR 39:2790 (October 2013).AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 10:9-501 et seq., R.S. 10:9-519 et seq., R.S. 10:9-526, and R.S. 36:742.