New Jersey § 12a:9-523
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§ 12a:9-523.
(a) Acknowledgment of filing written record. If a person that files a written record requests an acknowledgment of the filing, the filing office
shall send to the person an image of the record showing the number assigned to the
record pursuant to 12A:9-519 (a) (1) and the date and time of the filing of the record. However, if the person furnishes a copy of the record to the filing office, the
filing office may instead: (1) note upon the copy the number assigned to the record pursuant to 12A:9-519 (a) (1) and the date and time of the filing of the record; and (2) send the copy to the person. (b) Acknowledgment of filing other record. If a person files a record other than a written record, the filing office shall
communicate to the person an acknowledgment that provides: (1) the information in the record; (2) the number assigned to the record pursuant to 12A:9-519 (a) (1); and (3) the date and time of the filing of the record. (c) Communication of requested information. The filing office shall communicate or otherwise make available in a record the
following information to any person that requests it: (1) whether there is on file on a date and time specified by the filing office, but
not a date earlier than three business days before the filing office receives the
request, any financing statement that: (A) designates a particular debtor or, if the request so states, designates a particular
debtor at the address specified in the request; (B) has not lapsed under 12A:9-515 with respect to all secured parties of record; and (C) if the request so states, has lapsed under 12A:9-515 and a record of which is maintained
by the filing office under 12A:9-522 (a) ; (2) the date and time of filing of each financing statement; and (3) the information provided in each financing statement. (d) Medium for communicating information. In complying with its duty under subsection (c) , the filing office may communicate information in any medium. However, if requested, the filing office shall communicate information by issuing a record that can be admitted into evidence in the courts of this State without extrinsic
evidence of its authenticity. (e) Timeliness of filing office performance. The filing office shall perform the acts required by subsections (a) through (d) at the time and in the manner prescribed by filing-office rule, but not later than
two business days after the filing office receives the request. (f) Public availability of records. At least weekly, the Secretary of State shall offer to sell or license to the public
on a nonexclusive basis, in bulk, copies of all records filed in it under this part,
in every medium from time to time available to the filing office.
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