The new system is the result of a partnership between superior court clerks, bankers and lawyers, who recognized the need for a centralized indexing system for UCC financing statements in the state, according to Barry Wilkes, Clerk of Liberty Superior Court. As a result of implementation of the new central indexing system, a secured party need only file in one county in most cases to provide statewide notice as to filing. Bankers and attorneys rejected a legislative proposal in 1990 to establish central filing of financing statements in the Secretary of State's office, Wilkes said. A private vendor, Cott Systems, under contract to Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority, indexes all financing statements on a central computer-based indexing system.
Direct access is also available to the public through the authority.
Title examiners and attorneys should obtain a certified search report to verify the existence of security interests statewide. We have proven that government can function without costing the taxpayers of this state an arm and a leg. While we have preserved much needed revenues for our counties, we have created a system to provide a service to the financial and legal communities that will help them conduct business more expediently. Members and staff of the Authority conducted seminars throughout the state in order to educate potential frequent filers of UCC financing statements concerning the new requirements for filing and how the new statewide automated system would work.