Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 12A:9-521

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Uniform Commercial Code: A set of statutes enacted by the various states to provide consistency among the states' commercial laws. It includes negotiable instruments, sales, stock transfers, trust and warehouse receipts, and bills of lading. Source: OCC
12A:9-521. Uniform Form of Written Financing Statement and Amendment.

(a) Initial financing statement form. A filing office that accepts written records may not refuse to accept a written initial financing statement if filed in the form and format set forth in the official text of the 2010 amendments to Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code promulgated by the American Law Institute and the Uniform Law Commission, or in such form and format as may be subsequently adopted by the American Law Institute, the Uniform Law Commission, or the International Association of Commercial Administrators (IACA), except for a reason set forth in 12A:9-516(b).

(b) Amendment form. A filing office that accepts written records may not refuse to accept a written record if filed in the form and format set forth in the official text of the 2010 amendments to Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code promulgated by the American Law Institute and the Uniform Law Commission, or in such form and format as may be subsequently adopted by the American Law Institute, the Uniform Law Commission, or the International Association of Commercial Administrators (IACA), except for a reason set forth in 12A:9-516(b).

L.2001, c.117, s.1; amended 2001, c.386, s.85; 2013, c.65, s.49.