Colorado § 4-9-531 - Removal of social security numbers from financing statements in the custody of the secretary of state.
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§ 4-9-531. Removal of social security numbers from financing statements in the custody of the secretary of state.
(a) As soon as feasible, but no later than July 1, 2003, the secretary of state shall remove social security numbers from the publicly accessible electronic records of all financing statements in the custody of the secretary that were filed with a filing office on or after April 6, 1989, and before July 1, 2001, pursuant to repealed provisions of this article that required that any such financing statement contain a social security number.
(b) A financing statement from which the secretary of state removes a social security number pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall not be rendered insufficient or ineffective by such removal.
(c) Repealed.
Source: L. 2002: Entire section added, p. 661, § 1, effective May 28. L. 2009: (c) repealed, (SB 09-283), ch. 336, p. 1779, § 2, effective June 1.
Editor's note: Section 3 of chapter 336, Session Laws of Colorado 2009, provides that the act repealing subsection (c) applies to any secured transaction record in the possession of the secretary of state before, on, or after June 1, 2009.
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