679.521 – Uniform form of written financing statement and amendment.
679.521 Uniform form of written financing statement and amendment.—The Secretary of State shall develop or approve acceptable forms for use in filing under this chapter. Such forms must be in accord with the requirements of Florida law, including s. 201.22. The secretary may, if he or she finds that such forms meet these requirements, approve the […]
679.522 – Maintenance and destruction of records.
679.522 Maintenance and destruction of records.— (1) The filing office shall maintain a record of the information provided in a filed financing statement for at least 1 year after the effectiveness of the financing statement has lapsed under s. 679.515 with respect to all secured parties of record. The record must be retrievable by using the name […]
679.523 – Information from filing office; sale or license of records.
679.523 Information from filing office; sale or license of records.— (1) If a person files a written record, the filing office shall make available, on the database, an image of the record showing the number assigned to the record pursuant to s. 679.519(1)(a) and the date of the filing of the record or, if requested, send to […]
679.524 – Delay by filing office.
679.524 Delay by filing office.—Delay by the filing office beyond a time limit prescribed by 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. […]
679.525 – Processing fees.
679.525 Processing fees.— (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3), the nonrefundable processing fee for filing and indexing a record under this part, other than an initial financing statement of the kind described in s. 679.5021(3), is: (a) For filing an initial financing statement, $25 for the first page, which shall include the cost of filing a […]
679.526 – Filing-office rules.
679.526 Filing-office rules.—The Department of State may adopt and publish rules to administer this chapter. The filing-office rules must be: (1) Consistent with this chapter. (2) Adopted and published in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act. History.—s. 6, ch. 2001-198.
679.527 – Florida Secured Transaction Registry.
679.527 Florida Secured Transaction Registry.— (1) As used in this section, the term: (a) The “Florida Secured Transaction Registry” or “registry” means the centralized database in which all initial financing statements, amendments, assignments, and other statements of change authorized to be filed under this chapter are filed, maintained, and retrieved. The term does not apply to documents that […]
679.601 – Rights after default; judicial enforcement; consignor or buyer of accounts, chattel paper, payment intangibles, or promissory notes.
679.601 Rights after default; judicial enforcement; consignor or buyer of accounts, chattel paper, payment intangibles, or promissory notes.— (1) After default, a secured party has the rights provided in this part and, except as otherwise provided in s. 679.602, those provided by agreement of the parties. A secured party: (a) May reduce a claim to judgment, foreclose, or […]
679.602 – Waiver and variance of rights and duties.
679.602 Waiver and variance of rights and duties.—Except as otherwise provided in s. 679.624, to the extent that they give rights to a debtor or obligor and impose duties on a secured party, the debtor or obligor may not waive or vary the rules stated in the following listed sections: (1) Section 679.2071(2)(d)3., which deals with use […]
679.514 – Assignment of powers of secured party of record.
679.514 Assignment of powers of secured party of record.— (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3), 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 […]