Section 100-RICR-30-00-1.6 - UCC Record Delivery; Time of FilingA. UCC records may be tendered for filing at the filing office as follows:1. Personal or Courier Delivery at the Filing Office's Street Address. The time of filing for a UCC record delivered in-person or by courier delivery to the filing offices is, notwithstanding the time of delivery, the earlier of the time the financing statement is accepted for filing or the next close of business following the time of delivery. A UCC record delivered after regular business hours or on a day the filing office is not open for business will have a filing time no later than the close of business on the next day the filing office is open for business.2. Postal Service Delivery to the Filing Office's Mailing Address. The time of filing for a UCC record delivered by this method is, notwithstanding the time of delivery, the time the document is accepted for filing but no later than the close of business the day after the filing office receives the record. If a UCC record is delivered after regular business hours or on a day the filing office is not open for business, the time for filing will be calculated from the time the filing office is next open for business.3. Electronic Transmission using the Filing Office's Authorized Transmission Standards. The file time for a UCC record delivered by this method, notwithstanding the time of delivery, is the time the record is accepted for filing but no later than the next close of business following the time of delivery. A UCC record delivered after regular business hours or on a day the filing office is not open for business will have a filing time no later than the close of business on the next day the filing office is open for business. Electronic mail cannot be used for filing UCC records or for requesting searches of the records of financing statements.B. Information Requests. UCC information requests may be delivered to the filing office by any of the means by which UCC records may be delivered to the filing office.100 R.I. Code R. 100-RICR-30-00-1.6
Adopted effective 1/1/2019