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9 V.S.A. § 9-509
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 9A - Uniform Commercial Code|Article 9 - Secured Transactions|§ 9-509. Persons entitled to file a record

§ 9-509. Persons entitled to file a record|(a) A person may file an initial financing statement, amendment that adds collateral covered by a financing statement, or amendment that adds a debtor to a financing statement only if:  (1) the debtor authorizes the filing in an authenticated record or pursuant to subsection (b) or (c) of this section; or (2) the person holds an agricultural lien that has become effective at the time of filing and the financing statement covers only collateral in which the person holds an agricultural lien.   (b) By authenticating a security agreement, a debtor authorizes the filing of an initial financing statement, and an amendment, covering:  (1) the collateral described in the security agreement; and (2) property that becomes collateral under subdivision 9- 315(a)(2) of this title, whether or not the security agreement expressly covers proceeds.   (c) A person may file an amendment other than an amendment that adds collateral covered by a financing statement or an amendment that adds a debtor to a financing statement only if:  (1) the secured party of record authorizes the filing; or (2) the amendment is a termination statement for a financing statement as to which the secured party of record has failed to file or send a termination statement as required by subsection 9- 513(a) or (c) of this title, the debtor authorizes the filing, and the termination statement indicates that the debtor authorized it to be filed.   (d) If there is more than one secured party of record for a financing statement, each secured party of record may authorize the filing of an amendment under subsection (c) of this section. (Added 1999, No. 106 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 1, 2001; amended 2001, No. 46, § 5.)
9 V.S.A. § 9-510
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 9A - Uniform Commercial Code|Article 9 - Secured Transactions|§ 9-510. Effectiveness of filed record

§ 9-510. Effectiveness of filed record|(a) A filed record is effective only to the extent that it was filed by a person that may file it under section 9- 509 of this title.(b) A record authorized by one secured party of record does not affect the financing statement with respect to another secured party of record.(c) A continuation statement that is not filed within the six-month period prescribed by subsection 9- 515(d) of this title is ineffective. (Added 1999, No. 106 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 1, 2001.)
9 V.S.A. § 9-511
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 9A - Uniform Commercial Code|Article 9 - Secured Transactions|§ 9-511. Secured party of record

§ 9-511. Secured party of record|(a) A secured party of record with respect to a financing statement is a person whose name is provided as the name of the secured party or a representative of the secured party in an initial financing statement that has been filed. If an initial financing statement is filed under subsection 9- 514(a) of this title, the assignee named in the initial financing statement is the secured party of record with respect to the financing statement.(b) If an amendment of a financing statement which provides the name of a person as a secured party or a representative of a secured party is filed, the person named in the amendment is a secured party of record. If an amendment is filed under subsection 9- 514(b) of this title, the assignee named in the amendment is a secured party of record.(c) A person remains a secured party of record until the filing of an amendment of the financing statement which deletes the person. (Added 1999, No. 106 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 1, 2001.)
9 V.S.A. § 9-512
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 9A - Uniform Commercial Code|Article 9 - Secured Transactions|§ 9-512. Amendment of financing statement

§ 9-512. Amendment of financing statement|(a) Subject to section 9- 509 of this title, a person may add or delete collateral covered by, continue or terminate the effectiveness of, or, subject to subsection (e) of this section, otherwise amend the information provided in, a financing statement by filing an amendment that:  (1) identifies, by its file number, the initial financing statement to which the amendment relates; and (2) if the amendment relates to an initial financing statement recorded in a filing office described in subdivision 9- 501(a)(1) of this title, provides the date that the initial financing statement was recorded and the information specified in subsection 9- 502(b) of this title.   (b) Except as otherwise provided in section 9- 515 of this title, the filing of an amendment does not extend the period of effectiveness of the financing statement.(c) A financing statement that is amended by an amendment that adds collateral is effective as to the added collateral only from the date of the filing of the amendment.(d) A financing statement that is amended by an amendment that adds a debtor is effective as to the added debtor only from the date of the filing of the amendment.(e) An amendment is ineffective to the extent it:  (1) purports to delete all debtors and fails to provide the name of a debtor to be covered by the financing statement; or (2) purports to delete all secured parties of record and fails to provide the name of a new secured party of record. (Added 1999, No. 106 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 1, 2001.)
9 V.S.A. § 9-513
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 9A - Uniform Commercial Code|Article 9 - Secured Transactions|§ 9-513. Termination statement

§ 9-513. Termination statement|(a) A secured party shall cause the secured party of record for a financing statement to file a termination statement for the financing statement if the financing statement covers consumer goods and:  (1) there is no obligation secured by the collateral covered by the financing statement and no commitment to make an advance, incur an obligation, or otherwise give value; or (2) the debtor did not authorize the filing of the initial financing statement.   (b) To comply with subsection (a) of this section, a secured party shall cause the secured party of record to file the termination statement:  (1) within one month after there is no obligation secured by the collateral covered by the financing statement and no commitment to make an advance, incur an obligation, or otherwise give value; or (2) if earlier, within 20 days after the secured party receives an authenticated demand from a debtor.   (c) In cases not governed by subsection (a) of this section, within 20 days after a secured party receives an authenticated demand from a debtor, the secured party shall cause the secured party of record for a financing statement to send to the debtor a termination statement for the financing statement or file the termination statement in the filing office if:  (1) except in the case of a financing statement covering accounts or chattel paper that has been sold or goods that are the subject of a consignment, there is no obligation secured by the collateral covered by the financing statement and no commitment to make an advance, incur an obligation, or otherwise give value; (2) the financing statement covers accounts or chattel paper that has been sold but as to which the account debtor or other person obligated has discharged its obligation; (3) the financing statement covers goods that were the subject of a consignment to the debtor but are not in the debtor's possession; or (4) the debtor did not authorize the filing of the initial financing statement.   (d) Except as otherwise provided in section 9- 510 of this title, upon the filing of a termination statement with the filing office, the financing statement to which the termination statement relates ceases to be effective. Except as otherwise provided in section 9- 510 of this title, for purposes of subsections 9- 519(g), 9- 522(a), and 9- 523(c) of this title, the filing with the filing office of a termination statement, relating to a financing statement that indicates that the debtor is a transmitting utility, also causes the effectiveness of the financing statement to lapse. (Added 1999, No. 106 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 1, 2001; amended 2001, No. 46, § 6.)
9 V.S.A. § 9-514
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 9A - Uniform Commercial Code|Article 9 - Secured Transactions|§ 9-514. Assignment of powers of secured party of record

§ 9-514. Assignment of powers of secured party of record|(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c) of this section, an initial financing statement may reflect an assignment of all of the secured party's power to authorize an amendment to the financing statement by providing the name and mailing address of the assignee as the name and address of the secured party.(b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c) of this section, a secured party of record may assign of record all or part of its power to authorize an amendment to a financing statement by filing in the filing office an amendment of the financing statement which:  (1) identifies, by its file number, the initial financing statement to which it relates; (2) provides the name of the assignor; and (3) provides the name and mailing address of the assignee.   (c) An assignment of record of a security interest in a fixture covered by a record of a mortgage which is effective as a financing statement filed as a fixture filing under subsection 9- 502(c) of this title may be made only by an assignment of record of the mortgage in the manner provided by law of this state other than this title. (Added 1999, No. 106 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 1, 2001.)
9 V.S.A. § 9-515
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 9A - Uniform Commercial Code|Article 9 - Secured Transactions|§ 9-515. Duration and effectiveness of financing statement; effect of lapsed financing statement

§ 9-515. Duration and effectiveness of financing statement; effect of lapsed financing statement|(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (b), (e), (f), and (g) of this section, a filed financing statement is effective for a period of five years after the date of filing.(b) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (e), (f), and (g) of this section, an initial financing statement filed in connection with a public-finance transaction or manufactured-home transaction is effective for a period of 30 years after the date of filing if it indicates that it is filed in connection with a public-finance transaction or manufactured-home transaction.(c) The effectiveness of a filed financing statement lapses on the expiration of the period of its effectiveness unless before the lapse a continuation statement is filed pursuant to subsection (d) of this section. Upon lapse, a financing statement ceases to be effective and any security interest or agricultural lien that was perfected by the financing statement becomes unperfected, unless the security interest is perfected without filing. If the security interest or agricultural lien becomes unperfected upon lapse, it is deemed never to have been perfected as against a purchaser of the collateral for value.(d) A continuation statement may be filed only within six months before the expiration of the five-year period specified in subsection (a) of this section or the 30-year period specified in subsection (b) of this section, whichever is applicable.(e) Except as otherwise provided in section 9- 510 of this title, upon timely filing of a continuation statement, the effectiveness of the initial financing statement continues for a period of five years commencing on the day on which the financing statement would have become ineffective in the absence of the filing. Upon the expiration of the five-year period, the financing statement lapses in the same manner as provided in subsection (c) of this section, unless, before the lapse, another continuation statement is filed pursuant to subsection (d) of this section. Succeeding continuation statements may be filed in the same manner to continue the effectiveness of the initial financing statement.(f) If a debtor is a transmitting utility and a filed initial financing statement so indicates, the financing statement is effective until a termination statement is filed.(g) A record of a mortgage that is effective as a financing statement filed as a fixture filing under subsection 9- 502(c) of this title remains effective as a financing statement filed as a fixture filing until the mortgage is released or satisfied of record or its effectiveness otherwise terminates as to the real property. (Added 1999, No. 106 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 1, 2001; amended 2013, No. 157 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
9 V.S.A. § 9-517
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 9A - Uniform Commercial Code|Article 9 - Secured Transactions|§ 9-517. Effect of indexing errors

§ 9-517. Effect of indexing errors|The failure of the filing office to index a record correctly does not affect the effectiveness of the filed record. (Added 1999, No. 106 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 1, 2001.)
9 V.S.A. § 9-518
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 9A - Uniform Commercial Code|Article 9 - Secured Transactions|§ 9-518. Claim concerning inaccurate or wrongfully filed record

§ 9-518. Claim concerning inaccurate or wrongfully filed record|(a) A person may file in the filing office an information statement with respect to a record indexed there under the person's name if the person believes that the record is inaccurate or was wrongfully filed.(b) An information statement shall:  (1) identify the record to which it relates by:  (A) the file number assigned to the initial financing statement to which the record relates; and (B) if the correction statement relates to a record filed recorded in a filing office described in subdivision 9- 501(a)(1) of this title, the date that the initial financing statement was filed or recorded, and the information specified in subsection 9- 502(b) of this title;  (2) indicate that it is an information statement; and (3) provide the basis for the person's belief that the record is inaccurate and indicate the manner in which the person believes the record should be amended to cure any inaccuracy or provide the basis for the person's belief that the record was wrongfully filed.   (c) A person may file in the filing office an information statement with respect to a record filed there if the person is a secured party of record with respect to the financing statement to which the record relates and believes that the person that filed the record was not entitled to do so under subsection 9- 509(d) of this title.(d) An information statement under subsection (c) of this section shall:  (1) identify the record to which it relates by the file number assigned to the initial financing statement to which the record relates; (2) indicate that it is an information statement; and (3) provide the basis for the person's belief that the person that filed the record was not entitled to do so under subsection 9- 509(d) of this title.   (e) The filing of an information statement does not affect the effectiveness of an initial financing statement or other filed record. (Added 1999, No. 106 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 1, 2001; amended 2013, No. 157 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
9 V.S.A. § 9-520
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 9A - Uniform Commercial Code|Article 9 - Secured Transactions|§ 9-520. Acceptance and refusal to accept record

§ 9-520. Acceptance and refusal to accept record|(a) A filing office shall refuse to accept a record for filing for a reason set forth in subsection 9- 516(b) of this title and may refuse to accept a record for filing only for a reason set forth in subsection 9- 516(b) of this title.(b) If a filing office refuses to accept a record for filing, it shall communicate to the person that presented the record the fact of and reason for the refusal and the date and time the record would have been filed had the filing office accepted it. The communication must be made at the time and in the manner prescribed by filing office rule in no event more than two business days after the filing office receives the record.(c) A filed financing statement satisfying subsections 9- 502(a) and (b) of this title is effective, even if the filing office is required to refuse to accept it for filing under subsection (a) of this section. However, section 9- 338 of this title applies to a filed financing statement providing information described in subdivision 9- 516(b)(5) of this title which is incorrect at the time the financing statement is filed.(d) If a record communicated to a filing office provides information that relates to more than one debtor, this part applies as to each debtor separately. (Added 1999, No. 106 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 1, 2001.)
9 V.S.A. § 9-521
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 9A - Uniform Commercial Code|Article 9 - Secured Transactions|§ 9-521. Uniform form of written financing statement and amendment

§ 9-521. Uniform form of written financing statement and amendment|(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 subsection 9—516(b) of this title:(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 subsection 9—516(b) of this title: (Added 1999, No. 106 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 1, 2001; amended 2013, No. 157 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
9 V.S.A. § 9-522
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 9A - Uniform Commercial Code|Article 9 - Secured Transactions|§ 9-522. Maintenance and destruction of records

§ 9-522. Maintenance and destruction of records|(a) The filing office shall maintain a record of the information provided in a filed financing statement for at least one year after the effectiveness of the financing statement has lapsed under section 9- 515 of this title with respect to all secured parties of record. The record must be retrievable by using the name of the debtor and:  (1) if the record was recorded in the filing office described in subdivision 9- 501(a)(1) of this title, by using the file number assigned to the initial financing statement to which the record relates and the date that the record was recorded; or (2) if the record was filed in the filing office described in subdivision 9- 501(a)(2) of this title, by using the file number assigned to the initial financing statement to which the record relates.   (b) Except to the extent that a statute governing disposition of public records provides otherwise, the filing office immediately may destroy any written record evidencing a financing statement. However, if the filing office destroys a written record, it shall maintain another record of the financing statement which complies with subsection (a) of this section. (Added 1999, No. 106 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 1, 2001.)
9 V.S.A. § 9-523
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 9A - Uniform Commercial Code|Article 9 - Secured Transactions|§ 9-523. Information from filing office; sale or license of records

§ 9-523. Information from filing office; sale or license of records|(a) 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 subdivision 9- 519(a)(1) of this title 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:  (1) note upon the copy the number assigned to the record pursuant to subdivision 9- 519(a)(1) of this title and the date and time of the filing of the record; and (2) send the copy to the person.   (b) If a person files a record other than a written record, the filing office shall communicate to the person an acknowledgment that provides:  (1) the information in the record; (2) the number assigned to the record pursuant to subdivision 9- 519(a)(1) of this title; and (3) the date and time of the filing of the record.   (c) The filing office shall communicate or otherwise make available in a record the following information to any person that requests it:  (1) whether there is on file on a date and time specified by the filing office, but not a date earlier than three business days before the filing office receives the request, any financing statement that:  (A) designates a particular debtor; (B) has not lapsed under section 9- 515 of this title with respect to all secured parties of record; and (C) if the request so states, has lapsed under section 9- 515 of this title and a record of which is maintained by the filing office under subsection 9- 522(a) of this title;  (2) the date and time of filing of each financing statement; and (3) the information provided in each financing statement.   (d) In complying with its duty under subsection (c) of this section, the filing office may communicate information in any medium. However, if requested, the filing office shall communicate information by issuing its written certificate.(e) The filing office shall perform the acts required by subsections (a) through (d) of this section at the time and in the manner prescribed by filing office rule, but not later than two business days after the filing office receives the request.(f) 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. (Added 1999, No. 106 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 1, 2001.)
9 V.S.A. § 9-524
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 9A - Uniform Commercial Code|Article 9 - Secured Transactions|§ 9-524. Delay by filing office

§ 9-524. Delay by filing office|Delay by the filing office beyond a time limit prescribed in this part is excused if:  (1) the delay is caused by interruption of communication or computer facilities, war, emergency conditions, failure of equipment, or other circumstances beyond control of the filing office; and (2) the filing office exercises reasonable diligence under the circumstances. (Added 1999, No. 106 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 1, 2001.)
9 V.S.A. § 9-525
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 9A - Uniform Commercial Code|Article 9 - Secured Transactions|§ 9-525. Fees

§ 9-525. Fees|(a) The fee for filing and indexing a record under this article is $35.00.(b) The fee for filing and indexing an initial financing statement of the kind described in subsection 9- 502(c) of this title is $6.00 per page.(c) The fee for responding to a request for information from the filing office, including for issuing a certificate showing whether there is on file any financing statement naming a particular debtor is $25.00.(d) This section does not require a fee with respect to a record of a mortgage which is effective as a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or as a financing statement covering as-extracted collateral or timber to be cut under subsection 9- 502(c) of this title. However, the recording and satisfaction fees that otherwise would be applicable to the record of the mortgage apply. (Added 1999, No. 106 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 1, 2001; amended 2003, No. 70 (Adj. Sess.), § 9, eff. March 1, 2004; 2007, No. 153 (Adj. Sess.), § 32; amended 2013, No. 72, § 3.)