Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 9.708
This is the official text of Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 9.708, part of Texas’s Business & Commerce Code — governs commercial transactions and general business practices.
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§ 9.708. PERSONS ENTITLED TO FILE INITIAL FINANCING STATEMENT OR CONTINUATION STATEMENT.
Official statutory text
A person may file an initial financing statement or a continuation statement under this subchapter if:
(1) the secured party of record authorizes the filing; and
(2) the filing is necessary under this subchapter:
(A) to continue the effectiveness of a financing statement filed before the revision takes effect; or
(B) to perfect or continue the perfection of a security interest.
(1) the secured party of record authorizes the filing; and
(2) the filing is necessary under this subchapter:
(A) to continue the effectiveness of a financing statement filed before the revision takes effect; or
(B) to perfect or continue the perfection of a security interest.
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