Tennessee § 47-9-521 - Uniform form of written financing statement and amendment.
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§ 47-9-521. Uniform form of written financing statement and amendment.
Initial Financing Statement Form. A filing office that accepts written records may not refuse to accept a written initial financing statement in the following form and format except for a reason set forth in § 47-9-516(b): Click to view Click to view Amendment form. A filing office that accepts written records may not refuse to accept a written record in the following form and format except for a reason set forth in § 47-9-516(b): Click to view Click to view Acts 2000, ch. 846, § 1; 2012, ch. 708, § 18. Amendments. The 2012 amendment, effective July 1, 2013, in (a), deleted the UCC Financing Statement form and revised the UCC Financing Statement Addendum form; and, in (b), revised the UCC Financing Statement Amendment form and added the UCC Financing Statement Amendment Addendum form. Effective Dates. Acts 2012, ch. 708, § 22. July 1, 2013; provided, that, for the purpose of the secretary of state taking necessary actions for the implementation of the act, the act shall take effect April 11, 2012.
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Section 47-9-521 ("Uniform form of written financing statement and amendment.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. 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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