California · Commercial Code

COM §9521: (a) A filing office that accepts written records may not refuse to accept a written initial financing statement in the following form and format except for a reason set forth in subdivision (b) of Sec

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A filing office that accepts written records cannot reject a written initial financing statement unless a reason listed in a related subdivision applies.

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(a) A filing office that accepts written records may not refuse to accept a written initial financing statement in the following form and format except for a reason set forth in subdivision (b) of Section 9516: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * NOTICE OF INCOMPLETE TEXT: The UCC Financing Statement form appears in the hard-copy publication of the chaptered bill. See Sec. 21, Chapter 531 (pp. 30–31), Statutes of 2013. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * (b) A filing office that accepts written records may not refuse to accept a written record in the following form and format except for a reason set forth in subdivision (b) of Section 9516: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * NOTICE OF INCOMPLETE TEXT: The UCC Financing Statement Amendment form appears in the hard-copy publication of the chaptered bill. See Sec. 21, Chapter 531 (pp. 33–34), Statutes of 2013. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

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