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Uniform
Commercial Code (UCC)
ATTENTION UCC CUSTOMERS:
We have temporarily disabled the capability to perform online searches and orders via UCC Connect. In order
to prevent identity theft and protect the personal privacy of people whose information appears in documents filed
with the Secretary of State, we are in the process of removing social security numbers from all copies and electronic
images of UCC filings made available to the public. For more information, please click
here.
UCC filings are public records. Please do not put people at risk of identity theft by including social
security numbers on any documents for filing with the Secretary of State. |
The Secretary of State's office is the central filing office for certain financing statements, agricultural
liens and other lien documents provided for in the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC). Filing with our office serves
to perfect a security interest in named collateral and establish priority in case of debtor default or bankruptcy.
Additional codes which authorize filing with the Secretary of State's office are the Code of Civil Procedure (CCP)
Sections 697.510-697.670 for Judgment Liens; CCP Sections 488.300-488.485 for Attachment Liens; CCP Sections 2100-2107
for Federal Tax Liens and the Government Code Sections 7170-7174 for State Tax Liens.
On July 1, 2001, significant changes became effective under Revised Article 9 (RA9) of the Uniform Commercial Code.
Chapter 5 Division 9 deals specifically with filings and the filing officer's responsibilities. |
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