8.6A-109 - A-109. What constitutes filing; duties of filing officer; information from filing officer.
§ 8.6A-109. What constitutes filing; duties of filing officer; informationfrom filing officer.
(1) Presentation of a notice or list of claimants for filing and tender ofthe filing fee or acceptance of the notice or list by the filing officerconstitutes filing under this title.
(2) The filing officer shall:
(a) Mark each notice or list with a file number and with the date and hour offiling;
(b) Hold the notice or list or a copy for public inspection;
(c) Index the notice or list according to each name given for the seller andfor the buyer; and
(d) Note in the index the file number and the addresses of the seller andbuyer given in the notice or list.
(3) If the person filing a notice or list furnishes the filing officer with acopy, the filing officer upon request shall note upon the copy the filenumber and date and hour of the filing of the original and send or deliverthe copy to the person.
(4) The fee for filing and indexing and for stamping a copy furnished by theperson filing to show the date and place of filing is ten dollars.
(5) Upon request of any person, the filing officer shall issue a certificateshowing whether any notice or list with respect to a particular seller orbuyer is on file on the date and hour stated in the certificate. If a noticeor list is on file, the certificate must give the date and hour of filing ofeach notice or list and the name and address of each seller, buyer,auctioneer, or liquidator.
(6) The filing officer shall keep each notice or list for two years after itis filed.
(1997, c. 121.)