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 […]
679.514 – 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 […]
679.515 – Duration and effectiveness of financing statement; effect of lapsed financing statement.
679.515 Duration and effectiveness of financing statement; effect of lapsed financing statement.— (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (2), (5), (6), and (7), a filed financing statement is effective for a period of 5 years after the date of filing. (2) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (5), (6), and (7), an initial financing statement filed in […]
679.516 – What constitutes filing; effectiveness of filing.
679.516 What constitutes filing; effectiveness of filing.— (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2), communication of a record to a filing office and tender of the processing fee or acceptance of the record by the filing office constitutes filing. (2) Filing does not occur with respect to a record that a filing office refuses to accept because: […]
679.517 – Effect of indexing errors.
679.517 Effect of indexing errors.—The failure of the filing office to index a record correctly does not affect the effectiveness of the filed record. History.—s. 6, ch. 2001-198.
679.518 – Claim concerning inaccurate or wrongfully filed record.
679.518 Claim concerning inaccurate or wrongfully filed record.— (1) 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. (2) An information statement under subsection (1) must: (a) Identify the record to which it […]
679.519 – Numbering, maintaining, and indexing records; communicating information provided in records.
679.519 Numbering, maintaining, and indexing records; communicating information provided in records.— (1) For each record filed in a filing office, the filing office shall: (a) Assign a unique number to the filed record; (b) Create a record that bears the number assigned to the filed record and the date and time of filing; (c) Maintain the filed record for public […]
679.520 – Acceptance and refusal to accept record.
679.520 Acceptance and refusal to accept record.— (1) A filing office shall refuse to accept a record for filing for a reason set forth in s. 679.516(2) and may refuse to accept a record for filing only for a reason set forth in s. 679.516(2). (2) If a filing office refuses to accept a record for filing, it […]
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 […]