New Jersey § 12a:9-520
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§ 12a:9-520.
Acceptance and refusal to accept record. (a) Mandatory refusal to accept record. A filing office shall refuse to accept a record for filing for a reason set forth
in 12A:9-516(b) and may refuse to accept a record for filing only for a reason set
forth in 12A:9-516(b). (b) Communication concerning refusal. If a filing office refuses to accept a record for filing, it shall communicate to
the person that presented the record the fact of and reason for the refusal and the
date and time the record would have been filed had the filing office accepted it. The communication must be made at the time and in the manner prescribed by filing-office
rule but, in the case of a filing office described in 12A:9-501(a)(2), in no event
more than two business days after the filing office receives the record. (c) When filed financing statement effective. A filed financing statement satisfying 12A:9-502(a) and (b) is effective, even if
the filing office is required to refuse to accept it for filing under subsection (a). However, 12A:9-338 applies to a filed financing statement providing information
described in 12A:9-516(b)(5) which is incorrect at the time the financing statement
is filed. (d) Separate application to multiple debtors. If a record communicated to a filing office provides information that relates to
more than one debtor, this part applies as to each debtor separately. (e) The provisions of 12A:9-516(b)(8)(A) through (E) do not apply to a financing statement
filed by a registered organization or a representative of a registered organization. If a registered organization that is attempting to file a financing statement is
organized under the law of a governmental unit other than this State and the filing
office reasonably believes the record is submitted to harass, defraud, or for any
other unlawful purpose, the filing office may require the registered organization
or its representative to provide verification from the jurisdiction under whose law
the institution is organized. As used in this subsection, “registered organization” means that term as defined
in 12A:9-102.
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