Md. Code, Commercial Law § 9-523
This is the official text of Md. Code, Commercial Law § 9-523, part of Maryland’s Code, Commercial Law — governs commercial transactions - Maryland's version of the Uniform Commercial Code.
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§9–523.
Official statutory text
(a) If a person that files a written record requests an acknowledgment of the filing, the filing office shall send to the person an image of the record showing the number assigned to the record pursuant to § 9-519(a)(1) and the date and time of the filing of the record. However, if the person furnishes a copy of the record to the filing office, the filing office may instead:
(1) Note upon the copy the number assigned to the record pursuant to § 9-519(a)(1) and the date and time of the filing of the record; and
(2) Send the copy to the person.
(b) The filing office shall make available to the general public records indexed both in the names of debtors and by unique file numbers, based upon which copies of filed records may be obtained.
(c) In complying with its duty under subsection (b), the filing office may communicate information in any medium.
(1) Note upon the copy the number assigned to the record pursuant to § 9-519(a)(1) and the date and time of the filing of the record; and
(2) Send the copy to the person.
(b) The filing office shall make available to the general public records indexed both in the names of debtors and by unique file numbers, based upon which copies of filed records may be obtained.
(c) In complying with its duty under subsection (b), the filing office may communicate information in any medium.
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