(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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Terms Used In California Commercial Code 9521

  • 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.
  • Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form. See California Commercial Code 1201

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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(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.)