950 CMR, § 140.06 - UCC Record Delivery; Time of Filing
UCC records may be tendered for filing at the filing office as follows:
(1)
Personal or
Courier Delivery at the Filing Office's Street Address. The time
of filing for a UCC record delivered in person or by courier delivery to the
filing offices is, notwithstanding the time of delivery, the earlier of the
time the financing statement is accepted for filing or the next close of
business following the time of delivery. A UCC record delivered after regular
business hours or on a day the filing office is not open for business will have
a filing time no later than the close of business on the next day the filing
office is open for business.
(2)
Postal Service Delivery to the Filing Office's Mailing
Address. The time of filing for a UCC record delivered by this
method is, notwithstanding the time of delivery, the time the document is
accepted for filing but no later than the close of business the day after the
filing office receives the record. If a UCC record is delivered after regular
business hours or on a day the filing office is not open for business, the time
for filing will be calculated from the time the filing office is next open for
business.
(3)
Facsimile
Delivery to the Filing Office's Fax Filing Telephone Number. The
file time for a UCC record delivered by this method is, notwithstanding the
time of delivery, the earlier of the time the UCC record is accepted for filing
or the next close of business following the time of delivery. A UCC record
delivered after regular business hours or on a day the filing office is not
open for business will have a filing time no later than the close of business
on the next day the filing office is open for business.
(4)
Electronic Transmission using
the Filing Office's Authorized Transmission Standards. The file
time for a UCC record delivered by this method, notwithstanding the time of
delivery, is the time the record is accepted for filing but no later than the
next close of business following the time of delivery. A UCC record delivered
after regular business hours or on a day the filing office is not open for
business will have a filing time no later than the close of business on the
next day the filing office is open for business. Electronic mail cannot be used
for filing UCC records or for requesting searches of the records of financing
statements.
(5)
UCC
Search Requests. UCC search requests may be delivered to the
filing office by any of the means by which UCC documents may be delivered to
the filing office.
Notes
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