KRS 355.9-710: Duties of county clerk.

(1) A county clerk who receives a statement tendered by a secured party under Part 4 of

the former Article 9, prior to July 1, 2001, that has not been filed or indexed on July

1, 2001, shall file and index the statement as soon as practicable.

(2) Every county clerk shall append to the pre -effective-date financing statement the

copies of any initial financing statement or continuation statement received from a

secured party under KRS 355.9-706(4).

(3) The county clerk shall maintain all records filed under Part 4 of the former Article 9

and subsection (2) of this section until the later of:

(a) One (1) year after the lapse of the initial financing statement;

(b) July 1, 2008; or

(c) Such other record -retention requirement as may be applicable under other

Kentucky law or administrative regulations.

(4) The county clerk shall respond to requests for information with respect to records

maintained under this article in accordance with KRS 355.9-523(3) and (4) and may

charge the fee for issuing certificates authorized in KRS 355.9-525.

(5) When Internet access is available through the AVIS system or its successor, every

county clerk shall provide a means within his or her office by which the Secretary of

State's filing system for this article can be searched and throug h which electronic

filings under this article can be made with the Secretary of State. This subsection

shall not be construed to require a secured party to file through the means provided

by a county clerk. The county clerk shall neither be required to con duct a search of

the Secretary of State's filing system nor to issue a certificate as to the contents of

the system.