California · Food and Agricultural Code - FAC
FAC §57516: The notice of claim of lien shall be filed on a form which is the standard form of original financing statement prescribed by the Secretary of State pursuant to Section 9521 of the Commercial Code.
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The notice of claim of lien shall be filed on a form which is the standard form of original financing statement prescribed by the Secretary of State pursuant to Section 9521 of the Commercial Code. The standard form shall be completed with the following changes: (a) The lien claimant may be identified either as a lien claimant or as a secured party. (b) The form shall be signed by the lien claimant and need not be signed by the lien debtor. (c) In the space for the description of the collateral there shall instead be entered the information specified in subdivisions (c) and (d) of Section 57514.
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