5VAC5-30-30: General filing and search requirements

A. UCC records shall only be communicated to the filing office by electronic delivery method provided and authorized by the filing office.

B. The filing time for a UCC record delivered to the filing office for filing by authorized electronic delivery method is the date and time the UCC information management system receives the UCC record and determines that all the required elements of the transmission have been received in the required format.

C. In the case of hardship or other good cause, the filing office may, at its discretion, allow for the communication of a UCC record by a method other than electronic filing. The filer must receive approval from the filing office prior to communicating a UCC record by a method other than electronic filing. The filing office will determine the policy and procedure used to accept and process a UCC record in these circumstances.

D. UCC search requests may be delivered to the filing office by personal, courier, or postal delivery, or by electronic delivery method provided and authorized by the filing office.