(a)Initial Financing Statement Form. 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 § 47-9-516(b):

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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 47-9-521

  • Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in a perceivable form. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • written: includes printing, typewriting, engraving, lithography, and any other mode of representing words and letters. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b)Amendment form. 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 § 47-9-516(b):

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