UCC Forms Filing Instructions
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The UCC Financing Statement (Form UCC1) (Rev. 05/22/02), UCC Financing Statement Addendum (Form UCC1Ad) (Rev. 05/22/02) and UCC Financing Statement Additional Party (Form UCC1AP) (Rev. 05/22/02) forms are the prescribed forms by the International Association of Commercial Administrators. Please note that the UCC1AP form may only be used in conjunction with the UCC1 form to add multiple debtors or secured parties.
The UCC Financing Statement Amendment (Form UCC3) (Rev. 05/22/02, National UCC Financing Statement Amendment Addendum (Form UCC3Ad) (Rev. 07/29/98), and UCC Financing Statement Amendment Additional Party (Form UCC3AP) (Rev. 05/22/02) forms are the prescribed forms by the International Association of Commercial Administrators. Please note that the UCC3AP form may only be used in conjunction with the UCC3 form to add multiple debtors or secured parties.
The Correction Statement (Form UCC5) (Rev. 05/16/06) form is the prescribed form by the International Association of Commercial Administrators.
The Information Request (Form UCC11) (Texas) (Rev. 05/09/01) was adopted and effective as a prescribed form on July 1, 2001.
General
The filing officer requires filers to use the prescribed forms listed to ensure indexing accuracy. Two types of forms have been prescribed: laser and snap out. Effective January 1, 2004, filers are required to use the national standard form (Revision date of 07/29/98) or the form approved by the International Association of Commercial Administrators and adopted by rule by the Secretary of State (Revision date of 05/22/02). All other forms are rejected. The prescribed forms are available in fill-in-the-blank format via the browser and are located on the Agency web site at: http://www.sos.state.tx.us/ucc/uccforms.shtml
This applies to only Article 9 records filed as: Financing Statement, Agricultural Lien, Contract Agricultural Lien, Manufactured-Home Transaction, Public-Finance Transaction, and Transmitting Utility. This does not apply to records filed as: Notice of Federal Lien, Utility Security Instrument, Restitution Lien, or Transition Property Notice.
A Social Security, Tax Identification, or Employer Identification Number is not required for filing with the Office of the Secretary of State of Texas and filers are discouraged to include any of these numbers when submitting records for filing. The Organizational Identification Number, if any, is required for an organization debtor name filing.
Read and follow all instructions. Please type or laser-print all forms. Be sure that all information is completely legible. Fill in form very carefully; mistakes may have important legal consequences. If you have questions, consult your attorney. Filing officer cannot give legal advice.
The UCC Financing Statement Addendum (Form UCC1Ad) and/or UCC Financing Statement Additional Party (Form UCC1AP) forms may be supplied as an attachment to the UCC Financing Statement (Form UCC1) (see instructions on forms). A filer may attach any number of addendum and additional party forms to the UCC Financing Statement (Form UCC1) and the filing fee will be determined by the total number of pages as described under Filing Fees.
The UCC Financing Statement Amendment Addendum (Form UCC3Ad) and/or UCC Financing Statement Amendment Additional Party (Form UCC3AP) forms may be supplied as an attachment to the UCC Financing Statement Amendment (Form UCC3) (see instructions on forms). A filer may attach any number of addendum and additional forms to the UCC Financing Statement Amendment (Form UCC3) and the filing fee will be determined by the total number of pages as described under Filing Fees.
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