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About the Uniform Commercial Code

Important Update – We’re modernizing our UCC system!

We are excited to announce the upcoming launch of our new and improved Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) system, coming early 2025, which will streamline all filing processes online.

Key Changes with the New UCC System:

  • No More Paper Filings: All UCC filings must be submitted through the new online system. We will no longer accept paper filings by mail, fax, or in person.
  • New Client Accounts: All clients will be required to create a new customer account for the new UCC system. As a result, existing SOSDirect funds won’t transfer to the new system. However, you can still use your current funds for other services through SOSDirect or SOSUpload. For more information, please visit our SOS Modernization webpage.
  • Improved Account Security: We are implementing two-factor authentication for all logins in the new UCC system. Organizations that are currently sharing logins will need to adapt, but the new system will offer tools to help manage and group accounts for easier access to employee filings.

Please visit this page periodically to learn more about our progress on the modernization effort.

The Uniform Commercial Code allows a creditor, typically a financial institution or lender, to notify other creditors about a debtor’s assets used as collateral for a secured transaction by filing a public notice (financing statement) with a particular filing office.

The Office of the Secretary of State is the central filing office for the receipt, filing, indexing and recordation of financing statements and other documents provided for under the Uniform Commercial Code and certain other lien notice statutes. All accepted documents are processed in a timely manner, recorded, filed, and made available to the public upon request through SOSDirect.

You may access a list of statutes that relate to documents filed in the central filing office for more information.

You may now check on the status of a document that was submitted for filing in the Uniform Commercial Code records within the last 30 days.

Fraudulent Filers

Under Section 405.022 of the Texas Government Code, the Office of the Secretary of State may request the assistance of the Attorney General to determine whether a document is fraudulent before filing in the Uniform Commercial Code records. The Attorney General's office will determine if legal action should be taken against fraudulent filers.