Ind. Code § 26-1-9.1-520
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Acceptance and refusal to accept record
Official statutory text
Sec. 520. (a) A filing office shall refuse to accept a record for filing for a reason set forth in IC 26-1-9.1-516(b) and may refuse to accept a record for filing only for a reason set forth in IC 26-1-9.1-516(b).
(b) If a filing office refuses to accept a record for filing, it shall communicate to the person that presented the record the fact of and reason for the refusal and the date and time the record would have been filed had the filing office accepted it. The communication must be made at the time and in the manner prescribed by filing-office rule, but in the case of a filing office described in IC 26-1-9.1-501(a)(2), in no event more than two (2) business days after the filing office receives the record.
(c) A filed financing statement satisfying IC 26-1-9.1-502(a) and IC 26-1-9.1-502(b) is effective, even if the filing office is required to refuse to accept it for filing under subsection (a). However, IC 26-1-9.1-338 applies to a filed financing statement providing information described in IC 26-1-9.1-516(b)(5) that is incorrect at the time the financing statement is filed.
(d) If a record communicated to a filing office provides information that relates to more than one (1) debtor, IC 26-1-9.1-501 through IC 26-1-9.1-527 apply as to each debtor separately.
As added by P.L.57-2000, SEC.45.
(b) If a filing office refuses to accept a record for filing, it shall communicate to the person that presented the record the fact of and reason for the refusal and the date and time the record would have been filed had the filing office accepted it. The communication must be made at the time and in the manner prescribed by filing-office rule, but in the case of a filing office described in IC 26-1-9.1-501(a)(2), in no event more than two (2) business days after the filing office receives the record.
(c) A filed financing statement satisfying IC 26-1-9.1-502(a) and IC 26-1-9.1-502(b) is effective, even if the filing office is required to refuse to accept it for filing under subsection (a). However, IC 26-1-9.1-338 applies to a filed financing statement providing information described in IC 26-1-9.1-516(b)(5) that is incorrect at the time the financing statement is filed.
(d) If a record communicated to a filing office provides information that relates to more than one (1) debtor, IC 26-1-9.1-501 through IC 26-1-9.1-527 apply as to each debtor separately.
As added by P.L.57-2000, SEC.45.
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