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. […]
679.509 – Persons entitled to file a record.
679.509 Persons entitled to file a record.— (1) 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: (a) The debtor authorizes the filing in an authenticated record or pursuant to subsection (2) or subsection (3); or (b) The person […]
679.510 – Effectiveness of filed record.
679.510 Effectiveness of filed record.— (1) A filed record is effective only to the extent that it was filed by a person who may file it under s. 679.509. (2) A record authorized by one secured party of record does not affect the financing statement with respect to another secured party of record. (3) A continuation statement that is […]
679.511 – Secured party of record.
679.511 Secured party of record.— (1) 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 s. 679.514(1), […]
679.512 – Amendment of financing statement.
679.512 Amendment of financing statement.— (1) Subject to s. 679.509, a person may add or delete collateral covered by, continue or terminate the effectiveness of, or, subject to subsection (5), otherwise amend the information provided in, a financing statement by filing an amendment that: (a) Identifies, by its correct file number, if any, the initial financing statement to […]
679.513 – Termination statement.
679.513 Termination statement.— (1) 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: (a) There is no obligation secured by the collateral covered by the financing statement and no commitment to make an advance, incur an […]
679.5011 – Filing office.
679.5011 Filing office.— (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2), the office in which to file a financing statement to perfect a security interest or agricultural lien is: (a) The office of the clerk of the circuit court, if: 1. The collateral is as-extracted collateral or timber to be cut; or 2. The collateral is goods that are or […]