Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 1360 - Department of State
Subtitle 1360-08 - Uniform Commercial Code
Chapter 1360-08-01 - Uniform Commercial Code General Provisions
Section 1360-08-01-.05 - FEES

Current through September 24, 2024

(1) The following fees apply to UCC documents:

(a) The fee for filing and indexing an initial financing statement is fifteen dollars ($15) per debtor, plus fifty cents (50¢) per page in excess of ten (10) pages. Each different address listed for a debtor is treated as a separate debtor for filing and indexing purposes.

(b) The fee for filing and indexing a financing statement amendment that changes, modifies, deletes, or adds one or more debtors is fifteen dollars ($15) per debtor or debtor address changed, modified, deleted, or added, plus fifty cents (50¢) per page in excess of ten (10) pages.

(c) The fee for filing and indexing a financing statement amendment that amends the collateral description or changes, deletes, modifies, or adds a secured party is fifteen dollars ($15), plus fifty cents (50¢) per page in excess of ten (10) pages.

(d) The fee for filing and indexing each assignment, continuation, termination, or correction statement is fifteen dollars ($15), plus fifty cents (50¢) per page in excess of ten (10) pages.

(2) UCC search fee. The fee for responding to a written request for information from the filing office, including for issuing a certificate showing whether there is on file any financing statement naming a particular debtor, is fifteen dollars ($15).

(3) UCC search - copies. The fee for UCC search copies is one dollar ($1) per page (or page equivalent for electronically transmitted search responses).

(4) In addition to the fees described above, tax may be payable under T.C.A. § 67-4-409(b) upon the filing of a financing statement. The filing office may accept the representation on the financing statement, or in an accompanying sworn statement, of the amount of the maximum principal indebtedness for recording tax purposes. The filing officer is not required to verify the computation of the amount of such tax. The amount tendered to the filing office shall be applied first to the filing fee and then to any tax imposed on the filing.

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-5-202, 4-5-204, 47-9-525, 47-9-526, and 67-4-409(b) and 2012 Tenn. Pub. Acts Ch. 708.

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