Secured Transactions
Act 18 of 2001, the Uniform Commercial Code Modernization Act of 2001, was
signed into law on June 8, 2001. This Act was effective on July 1, 2001.
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The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has adopted the National UCC Financing Statement, the National UCC Financing Statement Amendment, the Information Request and the Statement of Claim as approved by the International Association
of Commercial Administrators (IACA). No other forms will be accepted. Only one
copy of the form should be submitted. A computerized acknowledgement, with the
filing information, will be returned to the filer.
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The filing fees are $84.00 per form for the Financing
Statement, the Financing Statement Amendment and the Statement of Claim. Checks
must contain a commercially pre-printed name and address. There is no additional
fee for attachments or additional debtors. The fee for a search request is
$12.00 per Debtor name to be searched. If copies are requested, there is an
additional fee of $3.00 per page copied. If certified copies are requested,
there is an additional charge of $28.00.
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Debtor names will be indexed exactly as they appear on the
Financing Statement. If multiple debtors are listed in one block, they will be
indexed as one debtor. You must use the Financing Statement and the Financing
Statement Addendum form to list all Debtor and Secured Party names. The
Department will not retrieve Debtor or Secured Party information from
attachments.
NOTICE: Because of the increased threat of
identity theft and heightened personal security concerns, the Department of
State has begun redacting Social Security numbers and bank account and credit
card numbers, where identifiable, from UCC financing statements for all filings
received on or after August 7, 2002. To assist the Bureau, filers may wish to
delete this information prior to filing.
You may contact the Uniform Commercial Code section by calling 717-787-1057
option 3, or by mail at: Uniform Commercial Code, PO Box 8721, Harrisburg, PA
17105-8721.