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Okla. Stat. tit. 12A, § 12A-1-9-509: Persons entitled to file a record

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  2. Title 12A

PERSONS ENTITLED TO FILE A RECORD

(a) A person may file an initial financing statement, amendment

that adds collateral covered by a financing statement, or amendment

that adds a debtor to a financing statement only if:

(1) the debtor authorizes the filing in a signed record; or

(2) the person holds an agricultural lien that has become

effective at the time of filing and the financing statement covers

only collateral in which the person holds an agricultural lien.

(b) By signing or becoming bound as a debtor by a security

agreement, a debtor or new debtor authorizes the filing of an

initial financing statement, and an amendment, covering:

(1) the collateral described in the security agreement; and

(2) property that becomes collateral under paragraph (2) of

subsection (a) of Section 1-9-315 of this title, whether or not the

security agreement expressly covers proceeds.

(c) By acquiring collateral in which a security interest or

agricultural lien continues under paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of

Section 1-9-315 of this title, a debtor authorizes the filing of an

initial financing statement, and an amendment, covering the

collateral and property that becomes collateral under paragraph (2)

of subsection (a) of Section 1-9-315 of this title.

(d) A person may file an amendment other than an amendment that

adds collateral covered by a financing statement or an amendment

that adds a debtor to a financing statement only if:

(1) the secured party of record authorizes the filing; or

(2) the amendment is a termination statement for a financing

statement for which the secured party of record has failed to file

or send a termination statement as required by subsection (a) or (c)

of Section 1-9-513 of this title, the debtor authorizes the filing,

and the termination statement indicates that the debtor authorized

it to be filed.

(e) If there is more than one secured party of record for a

financing statement, each secured party of record may authorize the

filing of an amendment under subsection (d) of this section.

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