Maine Revised Statutes Title 11 Sec. 9-1523 – Information from filing office; sale or license of records
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(1). If a person that files a written record requests an acknowledgment of the filing, the filing office shall send to the person an image of the record showing the number assigned to the record pursuant to section 9?1519, subsection (1), paragraph (a) and the date and time of the filing of the record. However, if the person furnishes a copy of the record to the filing office, the filing office may instead:
(a). Note upon the copy the number assigned to the record pursuant to section 9?1519, subsection (1), paragraph (a) and the date and time of the filing of the record; and [PL 1999, c. 699, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1999, c. 699, Pt. A, §4 (AFF).]
(b). Send the copy to the person. [PL 1999, c. 699, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1999, c. 699, Pt. A, §4 (AFF).]
[PL 1999, c. 699, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1999, c. 699, Pt. A, §4 (AFF).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 11 Sec. 9-1523
- Communicate: means :
(a). See Maine Revised Statutes Title 11 Sec. 9-1102Debtor: means :
(a). See Maine Revised Statutes Title 11 Sec. 9-1102Filing office: means an office designated in section 9?1501 as the place to file a financing statement. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 11 Sec. 9-1102 Filing-office rule: means a rule adopted pursuant to section 9?1526. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 11 Sec. 9-1102 Financing statement: means a record or records composed of an initial financing statement and any filed record relating to the initial financing statement. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 11 Sec. 9-1102 State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 11 Sec. 9-1102
(2). If a person files a record other than a written record, the filing office shall communicate to the person an acknowledgment that provides:
(a). The information in the record; [PL 1999, c. 699, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1999, c. 699, Pt. A, §4 (AFF).]
(b). The number assigned to the record pursuant to section 9?1519, subsection (1), paragraph (a); and [PL 1999, c. 699, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1999, c. 699, Pt. A, §4 (AFF).]
(c). The date and time of the filing of the record. [PL 1999, c. 699, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1999, c. 699, Pt. A, §4 (AFF).]
[PL 1999, c. 699, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1999, c. 699, Pt. A, §4 (AFF).]
(3). The filing office shall communicate or otherwise make available in a record the following information to any person that requests it:
(a). Whether there is on file on a date and time specified by the filing office, but not a date earlier than 3 business days before the filing office receives the request, any financing statement that:
(i) Designates a particular debtor;
(ii) Has not lapsed under section 9?1515 with respect to all secured parties of record; and
(iii) If the request so states, has lapsed under section 9?1515 and a record of which is maintained by the filing office under section 9?1522, subsection (1); [PL 1999, c. 699, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1999, c. 699, Pt. A, §4 (AFF).]
(b). The date and time of filing of each financing statement; and [PL 1999, c. 699, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1999, c. 699, Pt. A, §4 (AFF).]
(c). The information provided in each financing statement. [PL 1999, c. 699, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1999, c. 699, Pt. A, §4 (AFF).]
[PL 1999, c. 699, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1999, c. 699, Pt. A, §4 (AFF).]
(4). In complying with its duty under subsection (3), the filing office may communicate information in any medium. However, if requested, the filing office shall communicate information by issuing its written certificate.
[PL 1999, c. 699, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1999, c. 699, Pt. A, §4 (AFF).]
(5). The filing office shall perform the acts required by subsections (1) to (4) at the time and in the manner prescribed by filing-office rule, but, in the case of the office of the Secretary of State, not later than 2 business days after the filing office receives the request.
[PL 1999, c. 699, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1999, c. 699, Pt. A, §4 (AFF).]
(6). At least weekly, the office of the Secretary of State shall offer to sell or license to the public on a nonexclusive basis, in bulk, copies of all records filed in it under this Part, in every medium from time to time available to the filing office.
[PL 1999, c. 699, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1999, c. 699, Pt. A, §4 (AFF).]
(7). The requirements of this section do not apply to information obtained from the registry of deeds.
[PL 2001, c. 286, §10 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1999, c. 699, §A2 (NEW). PL 1999, c. 699, §A4 (AFF). PL 2001, c. 286, §10 (AMD).