§ 11-9-525. Fees
Initial financing statement; general. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this Code section, the fees for filing a record under this part are the amounts specified in Article 2 of Chapter 6 of Title 15. Fees of the Georgia Superior Court Clerks’ Cooperative Authority. The Georgia Superior Court Clerks’ Cooperative Authority […]
§ 11-9-526. Rules
Adoption of filing office rules. The authority shall adopt and publish in print or electronically rules to implement this article, including rules to administer, maintain, and modify the central indexing system. The filing office rules must be consistent with this article. Harmonization of rules. To keep the filing office rules, practices of the […]
§ 11-9-601. Rights After Default; Judicial Enforcement; Consignor or Buyer of Accounts, Chattel Paper, Payment Intangibles, or Promissory Notes
Rights of secured party after default. After default, a secured party has the rights provided in this part and, except as otherwise provided in Code Section 11-9-602, those provided by agreement of the parties. A secured party: May reduce a claim to judgment, foreclose, or otherwise enforce the claim, security interest, or agricultural lien […]
§ 11-9-602. Waiver and Variance of Rights and Duties
Except as otherwise provided in Code Section 11-9-624, 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: Subparagraph (b)(4)(C) of Code Section 11-9-207, which deals with use and […]
§ 11-9-603. Agreement on Standards Concerning Rights and Duties
Agreed standards. The parties may determine by agreement the standards measuring the fulfillment of the rights of a debtor or obligor and the duties of a secured party under a rule stated in Code Section 11-9-602 if the standards are not manifestly unreasonable. Agreed standards inapplicable to breach of peace. Subsection (a) of […]
§ 11-9-604. Procedure if Security Agreement Covers Real Property or Fixtures
Enforcement; personal and real property. If a security agreement covers both personal and real property, a secured party may proceed: Under this part as to the personal property without prejudicing any rights with respect to the real property; or As to both the personal property and the real property in accordance with the rights […]
§ 11-9-515. Duration and Effectiveness of Financing Statement; Effect of Lapsed Financing Statement; Record of Mortgage as Financing Statement
Five-year effectiveness. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d) of this Code section, a filed financing statement is effective for a period of five years after the date of filing or until the twentieth day after any earlier maturity date required to be specified on the filed financing statement. Lapse and continuation of financing […]
§ 11-9-605. Unknown Debtor or Secondary Obligor
A secured party does not owe a duty based on its status as secured party: To a person that is a debtor or obligor, unless the secured party knows: That the person is a debtor or obligor; The identity of the person; and How to communicate with the person; or To a secured party or […]
§ 11-9-516. What Constitutes Filing; Effectiveness of Filing
What constitutes filing. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this Code section, communication of a record to a filing office and tender of the filing fee or acceptance of the record by the filing office constitutes filing. Refusal to accept record; filing does not occur. Filing does not occur with respect […]
§ 11-9-606. Time of Default for Agricultural Lien
For purposes of this part, a default occurs in connection with an agricultural lien at the time the secured party becomes entitled to enforce the lien in accordance with the statute under which it was created. History. Code 1981, § 11-9-606 , enacted by Ga. L. 2001, p. 362, § 1.