California Code of Regulations
Title 2 - Administration
Division 7 - Secretary of State
Chapter 13 - Uniform Commercial Code
Article 5 - Information Request and Search Response
Section 22601.3 - Search Requests

Universal Citation: 2 CA Code of Regs 22601.3

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024

Search requests shall contain the following information.

(a) Name Searched. A search request shall set forth the name of a debtor to be searched and must specify whether the debtor is an individual or an organization. A search request will be processed using the name in the exact form it is submitted.

(b) Requesting Party. A search request shall include the name and address of the person to whom the search report is to be sent.

(c) Fee. The appropriate fee shall be paid at the time the request is submitted to the Secretary of State. The methods of payment are United States dollars, check, money order, cashier's check, credit card, and debit to a prepaid customer account established with the Secretary of State.

(d) Search Request with Filing. A search request submitted at the time of filing a UCC record which names the same debtor as the filing document shall be deemed to request a search that would retrieve all financing statements filed on or prior to the date the UCC record is filed.

1. New section filed 6-21-2004; operative 6-21-2004 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2004, No. 26).
2. Amendment of subsections (c) and (d) filed 5-29-2014; operative 7-1-2014 (Register 2014, No. 22).

Note: Authority cited: Section 9526, Commercial Code. Reference: Sections 9523 and 9525, Commercial Code.

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