Sec. 42a-9-523. Information from filing office. Sale or license of records.
Sec. 42a-9-523. Information from filing office. Sale or license of records. (a)
If a person that files or records a written record requests an acknowledgment of the
filing or recording, the filing office, in the case of a filing office described in subdivision
(2) of subsection (a) of section 42a-9-501, shall send to the person an acknowledgment
of the filing of the record showing the number assigned to the record pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 42a-9-519 and the date and time of the filing of the
record and, in the case of a filing office described in subdivision (1) of subsection (a)
of section 42a-9-501, shall send to the person an acknowledgment of the recording of
the record showing the book and page number and the date and time of the recording
of the record.
(b) If a person files or records a record other than a written record, the filing office
shall communicate to the person an acknowledgment that provides:
(1) The information in the record;
(2) In the case of a filing office described in subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of
section 42a-9-501, the number assigned to the record pursuant to subdivision (1) of
subsection (a) of section 42a-9-519 or, in the case of a filing office described in subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 42a-9-501, the book and page number assigned to
the record; and
(3) The date and time of the filing or recording of the record.
(c) The filing office shall communicate or otherwise make available in a record the
following information to any person that requests it:
(1) Whether there is on file on a date and time specified by the filing office, but not
a date earlier than six business days before the filing office receives the request, any
financing statement that:
(A) Designates a particular debtor;
(B) Has not lapsed under section 42a-9-515 with respect to all secured parties of
record; and
(C) If the request so states, has lapsed under section 42a-9-515 and a record of which
is maintained by the filing office under subsection (a) of section 42a-9-522;
(2) The date and time of filing of each financing statement; and
(3) The information provided in each financing statement, except that the filing
office is not required to transcribe information that is otherwise available concerning
collateral.
(d) In complying with its duty under subsection (c), the filing office may communicate information in any medium. However, if requested, the filing office shall communicate information by issuing its written certificate.
(e) The filing office described in subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 42a-9-501 shall perform the acts required by subsections (a) to (d), inclusive, at the time
and in the manner prescribed by filing-office regulation, but not later than five business
days after the filing office receives the request.
(f) At least monthly, the filing office described in subdivision (2) of subsection (a)
of section 42a-9-501 shall offer to sell or license to the public on a nonexclusive basis,
in bulk, copies of all records filed in it under this part in every medium from time to
time available to the filing office described in subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section
42a-9-501.
(P.A. 01-132, S. 94; P.A. 03-62, S. 14.)
History: P.A. 03-62 amended Subsec. (a) to make provisions applicable to a person that "records" a written record and
requests an acknowledgment of the "recording" and replace references to "filing" with "recording" in provision re duties
of a filing office described in Sec. 42a-9-501(a)(1), amended Subsec. (b) to make provisions applicable to a person that
"records" a record and the "recording" of a record and amended Subsec. (f) to replace "the Secretary of the State" with
"the filing office described in subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 42a-9-501".