California · Commercial Code
COM §9510: (a) A filed record is effective only to the extent that it was filed by a person that may file it under Section 9509.
What this law says, in plain English
A filed record has legal effect only if the person who filed it was authorized to file it under Section 9509.
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(a) A filed record is effective only to the extent that it was filed by a person that may file it under Section 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 subdivision (d) of Section 9515 is ineffective.
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