Com. Code, § 9521 · Chapter 5. Filing
Com. Code, § 9521
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) A filing office that accepts written records may not refuse to accept a written initial financing statement in the following form and format except for a reason set forth in subdivision (b) of Section 9516:
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NOTICE OF INCOMPLETE TEXT: The UCC Financing Statement form appears in the hard-copy publication of the chaptered bill. See Sec. 21, Chapter 531 (pp. 30–31), Statutes of 2013.
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(b) A filing office that accepts written records may not refuse to accept a written record in the following form and format except for a reason set forth in subdivision (b) of Section 9516:
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NOTICE OF INCOMPLETE TEXT: The UCC Financing Statement Amendment form appears in the hard-copy publication of the chaptered bill. See Sec. 21, Chapter 531 (pp. 33–34), Statutes of 2013.
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History
Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 531, Sec. 21. (AB 502) Effective January 1, 2014. Operative July 1, 2014, by Sec. 28 of Ch. 531. Note: See published chaptered bill for complete section text. The UCC Financing Statement forms appear in Ch. 531 on pages 30 to 31 and 33 to 34.
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