Pennsylvania § 9501 - Filing office.
Full text of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes § 9501 — Filing office., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 9501. Filing office.
(a) Filing offices.--Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), if the local law of this Commonwealth governs perfection of a security interest or agricultural lien, the office in which to file a financing statement to perfect the security interest or agricultural lien is one of the following:
(1) The office designated for the filing or recording of a record of a mortgage on the related real property if:
(i) the collateral is as-extracted collateral or timber to be cut; or
(ii) the financing statement is filed as a fixture filing and the collateral is goods which are or are to become fixtures.
(2) The office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth in all other cases, including a case in which the collateral is goods which are or are to become fixtures and the financing statement is not filed as a fixture filing.
(b) Filing office for transmitting utilities.--The office in which to file a financing statement to perfect a security interest in collateral, including fixtures, of a transmitting utility is the office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth. The financing statement also constitutes a fixture filing as to the collateral indicated in the financing statement which is or is to become fixtures.
Cross References. Section 9501 is referred to in sections 9102, 9109, 9502, 9512, 9516, 9519, 9520, 9523, 9525, 9706, 9707, 9806, 9807 of this title.
Frequently Asked Questions About Pennsylvania § 9501
What does Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes § 9501 cover?
Section 9501 ("Filing office.") is part of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, the codified statutory law of Pennsylvania. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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