Vermont § 501 - § 9—501.
Full text of Vermont Vermont Statutes Online § 501 — § 9—501., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 501. § 9—501.
- Filing office (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, if the local law of
this State 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: (1) the office designated for the recording of a record of a mortgage on the related real
property, if: (A) the collateral is as-extracted collateral or timber to be cut; or (B) the financing statement is filed as a fixture filing and the collateral is goods that
are or are to become fixtures; or (2) the Office of the Secretary of State, in all other cases, including a case in which
the collateral is goods that are or are to become fixtures and the financing statement
is not filed as a fixture filing. (b) 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 State. The financing statement also constitutes a fixture filing as to the collateral
indicated in the financing statement which is or is to become fixtures. (Added 1999, No. 106 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 1, 2001.)
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What does Vermont Statutes Online § 501 cover?
Section 501 ("§ 9—501.") is part of the Vermont Statutes Online, the codified statutory law of Vermont. 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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