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AZ Rev Stat § 47-9509 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 47 - Uniform Commercial Code|§ 47-9509 - Persons entitled to file a record

47-9509.  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 or becoming bound as debtor by a security agreement,  a debtor or new 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 section 47-9315,  subsection A,  paragraph 2,  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 section 47-9513,  subsection A or C,  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.
AZ Rev Stat § 47-9510 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 47 - Uniform Commercial Code|§ 47-9510 - Effectiveness of filed record

47-9510.  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 47-9509. 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 section 47-9515,  subsection D is ineffective.
AZ Rev Stat § 47-9511 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 47 - Uniform Commercial Code|§ 47-9511 - Secured party of record

47-9511.  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 section 47-9514,  subsection A,  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 that 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 section 47-9514,  subsection B,  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 that deletes the person.
AZ Rev Stat § 47-9512 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 47 - Uniform Commercial Code|§ 47-9512 - Amendment of financing statement

47-9512.  Amendment of financing statement A. Subject to section 47-9509,  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 filed or recorded in a filing office described in section 47-9501,  subsection A,  paragraph 1,  provides the name of the debtor provided in the initial financing statement and the information specified in section 47-9502,  subsection B. B. Except as otherwise provided in section 47-9515,  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.  F. A secured party may change the name or mailing address of the secured party in more than one financing statement by filing a master amendment setting forth the name of the secured party and file number of each financing statement and the new name or mailing address of the secured party. The secured party shall also provide filing information in computer-readable form prescribed by the secretary of state.
AZ Rev Stat § 47-9513 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 47 - Uniform Commercial Code|§ 47-9513 - Termination statement

47-9513.  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 twenty days after the secured party receives an authenticated demand from a debtor. C. In cases not governed by subsection A of this section,  within twenty 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 47-9510,  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 47-9510,  for purposes of section 47-9519,  subsection G,  section 47-9522,  subsection A and section 47-9523,  subsection C,  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.
AZ Rev Stat § 47-9514 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 47 - Uniform Commercial Code|§ 47-9514 - Assignment of powers of secured party of record

47-9514.  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 that: 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 that is effective as a financing statement filed as a fixture filing under section 47-9502,  subsection C 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. D. A secured party of record may assign of record all of the secured party s rights under more than one financing statement filed with the secretary of state by filing a master assignment setting forth the name of the secured party of record and file number of each financing statement and the name and mailing address of the assignee. The secured party shall also provide filing information in computer-readable form prescribed by the secretary of state.
AZ Rev Stat § 47-9515 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 47 - Uniform Commercial Code|§ 47-9515 - Duration and effectiveness of financing statement; effect of lapsed financing statement

47-9515.  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 manufactured home transaction is effective for a period of thirty years after the date of filing if it indicates that it is filed in connection with a 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 otherwise. 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 thirty year period specified in subsection B of this section,  whichever is applicable. E. Except as otherwise provided in section 47-9510,  on 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. On 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 section 47-9502,  subsection C 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.
AZ Rev Stat § 47-9517 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 47 - Uniform Commercial Code|§ 47-9517 - Effect of indexing errors

47-9517.  Effect of indexing errors The failure of the filing office to index a record correctly does not affect the effectiveness of the filed record.
AZ Rev Stat § 47-9518 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 47 - Uniform Commercial Code|§ 47-9518 - Claim concerning inaccurate or wrongfully filed record

47-9518.  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 under subsection A of this section must: 1. Identify the record to which it relates by the file number assigned to the initial financing statement to which the record relates;  2. If the information statement relates to a record filed or recorded in a filing office described in section 47-9501,  subsection A,  paragraph 1,  identify the name of the debtor provided in the initial financing statement and the information specified in section 47-9502,  subsection B;  3. Indicate that it is an information statement;  and 4. 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 section 47-9509,  subsection D. D. An information statement under subsection C of this section must: 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 section 47-9509,  subsection D. E. The filing of an information statement does not affect the effectiveness of an initial financing statement or other filed record.
AZ Rev Stat § 47-9520 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 47 - Uniform Commercial Code|§ 47-9520 - Acceptance and refusal to accept record

47-9520.  Acceptance and refusal to accept record A. A filing office shall refuse to accept a record for filing for a reason set forth in section 47-9516,  subsection B and may refuse to accept a record for filing only for a reason set forth in section 47-9516,  subsection B. 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 of the refusal to accept the record. The communication shall be made at the time and in the manner prescribed by filing office rule but,  in the case of a filing office described in section 47-9501,  subsection A,  paragraph 2,  not more than five business days after the filing office receives the record. C. A filed financing statement satisfying section 47-9502,  subsections A and B is effective,  even if the filing office is required to refuse to accept it for filing under subsection A of this section. However,  section 47-9338 applies to a filed financing statement providing information that is described in section 47-9516,  subsection B,  paragraph 5 and that 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 article applies as to each debtor separately.
AZ Rev Stat § 47-9521 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 47 - Uniform Commercial Code|§ 47-9521 - Uniform form of written financing statement and amendment

47-9521.  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 form and format set forth in the official text of the 2010 amendments to article 9 of the uniform commercial code promulgated by the American law institute and the national conference of commissioners on uniform state laws except for a reason set forth in section 47-9516,  subsection B. B. A filing office that accepts written records may not refuse to accept a written record in the form and format set forth as Form UCC3 and Form UCC3Ad in the final official text of the 2010 amendments to article 9 of the uniform commercial code promulgated by the American law institute and the national conference of commissioners on uniform state laws except for a reason set forth in section 47-9516,  subsection B.
AZ Rev Stat § 47-9522 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 47 - Uniform Commercial Code|§ 47-9522 - Maintenance and destruction of records

47-9522.  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 47-9515 with respect to all secured parties of record. The record shall be retrievable by using the name of the debtor if the record was filed or recorded in the filing office described in section 47-9501,  subsection A,  paragraph 1 and,  if the record was filed in the filing office described in section 47-9501,  subsection A,  paragraph 2,  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 that complies with subsection A of this section.
AZ Rev Stat § 47-9524 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 47 - Uniform Commercial Code|§ 47-9524 - Delay by filing office

47-9524.  Delay by filing office Delay by the filing office beyond a time limit prescribed by this article 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.
AZ Rev Stat § 47-9525 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 47 - Uniform Commercial Code|§ 47-9525 - Fees

47-9525.  Fees A. Except as otherwise provided in subsection E of this section and except for a filing office described in section 47-9501,  subsection A,  paragraph 1,  the fee for filing and indexing a record under this article,  other than an initial financing statement of the kind described in section 47-9502,  subsection C,  is not more than nine dollars as provided in sections 18-441 and 41-126,  if the record is communicated in writing or by any other medium authorized by filing office rule. B. Except as otherwise provided in subsection E of this section,  the fee for filing and indexing an initial financing statement of the kind described in section 47-9502,  subsection C is not more than nine dollars as provided in sections 18-441 and 41-126 if the financing statement indicates that it is filed in connection with a manufactured home transaction. C. The number of names required to be indexed does not affect the amount of the fee in subsections A and B of this section. D. 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 not more than nine dollars as provided in sections 18-441 and 41-126 if the request is communicated in writing or by any other medium authorized by filing office rule. E. This section does not require a fee with respect to a record of a mortgage that 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 section 47-9502,  subsection C. However,  the recording and satisfaction fees that otherwise would be applicable to the record of the mortgage apply. F. The filing fee for filing,  indexing and furnishing filing data about a statement of master amendment pursuant to section 47-9512,  subsection F or master assignment pursuant to section 47-9514,  subsection D is not more than four hundred fifty dollars plus fifty cents for each financing statement covered by the master statement in excess of fifty financing statements.
AZ Rev Stat § 47-9526 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 47 - Uniform Commercial Code|§ 47-9526 - Filing office rules

47-9526.  Filing office rules A. The secretary of state shall adopt rules to implement this chapter. The filing office rules must be: 1. Consistent with this article;  and 2. Adopted pursuant to title 41,  chapter 6. B. To keep the filing office rules and practices of the filing office in harmony with the rules and practices of filing offices in other jurisdictions that enact substantially this article,  and to keep the technology used by the filing office compatible with the technology used by filing offices in other jurisdictions that enact substantially this article,  the secretary of state,  so far as is consistent with the purposes,  policies and provisions of this chapter,  in adopting,  amending and repealing filing office rules,  shall: 1. Consult with filing offices in other jurisdictions that enact substantially this article;  and 2. Consult the most recent version of the model rules promulgated by the international association of corporate administrators or any successor organization;  and 3. Take into consideration the rules and practices of,  and the technology used by,  filing offices in other jurisdictions that enact substantially this article.
AZ Rev Stat § 47-9528 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 47 - Uniform Commercial Code|§ 47-9528 - Nonconsensual lien

47-9528.  Nonconsensual lien A. A nonconsensual lien,  other than a lien filed by a governmental entity or political subdivision or agency,  a validly licensed utility or water delivery company,  a mechanics' lien claimant or an entity created under covenants,  conditions,  restrictions or declarations affecting real property,  shall not be recorded unless the lien is accompanied by an order or judgment from a court of competent jurisdiction authorizing the filing of the lien. B. If a nonconsensual lien is accepted for filing as described in subsection A,  the recording officer shall accept for filing a notice of invalid lien that is signed and submitted by the attorney general or county attorney. The attorney general or county attorney shall mail a copy of the notice of invalid lien to the person who is designated as creditor and to the person who filed the nonconsensual lien at the address of each as stated on the filed document. The purported lien is conclusively presumed to be invalid on the filing of the invalid lien. C. The secretary of state,  a recording officer or a county is not liable for accepting a nonconsensual lien for filing pursuant to subsection A or a notice of invalid lien pursuant to subsection B.