{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-679.708","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 679.708","heading":"Persons entitled to file initial financing statement or continuation statement.","body":"A person may file an initial financing statement or a continuation statement under this part if:\n(1) The secured party of record authorizes the filing; and\n(2) The filing is necessary under this part:\n(a) To continue the effectiveness of a financing statement filed before this act takes effect; or\n(b) To perfect or continue the perfection of a security interest.\nHistory.—s. 8, ch. 2001-198.","path":["CHAPTER 679 UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE: SECURED TRANSACTIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0600-0699/0679/0679.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:11:57Z","sha256":"a39cd5ef4d8870b265231ae7fa7709871683db627e331c34e3d2710434abeac1","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-679.707","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-679.709"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}