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UCC1 Financing Statement (California) Form. This is a California form and can be use in Uniform Commercial Code Secretary Of State.
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July 1, 2014 REDACTION OF SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS In order to protect personal privacy and in compliance with California Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) section 9526.5, the Secretary of State's office (SOS) removed ("redacted") social security numbers, if provided, from all UCC records filed prior to December 31, 2007. In addition, the SOS commenced redacting any social security number provided on a record filed on paper after January 1, 2008. For each UCC record that is redacted, the SOS maintains the original un-redacted official filing image and creates a redacted public filing image, which is available for UCC information requests. The un-redacted official filing image only is available to the public pursuant to a subpoena or an order from a court of competent jurisdiction. In the event that the SOS misses redacting a social security number from a UCC record, any person may notify the SOS and specify the file or document number of the record and the location of the social security number within the record, and the SOS will create a redacted public filing image of the record within 10 business days from the date of notification. UCC filings are public records. Please do not put people at risk of identity theft by including social security numbers on any documents for filing with the Secretary of State. For more information on identity theft, you may want to visit the California Attorney General's Privacy and Enforcement website at www.oag.ca.gov/privacy. SSN Notice (rev. 07/2014) Instructions for UCC Financing Statement (Form UCC1) For faster processing and reduced filing fees, UCC financing statements can be filed electronically at https://uccconnect.sos.ca.gov. Fees: If submitting online, the filing fee for a financing statement is $5. If submitting on paper, the Financing Statement (Form UCC-1) must be accompanied by a $10 fee if less than 3 pages. If 3 pages or more, the fee is $20. (Government Code section 12194) If submitting the statement on paper, please use this fillable form. The information must be legible for digital imaging. Read and follow all Instructions, especially Instruction 1; use of the correct name for the Debtor is crucial. Fill the form very carefully; mistakes may have important legal consequences. If you have questions, consult your legal counsel. The Secretary of State's office cannot give legal advice. Filing statutes can be found in California Uniform Commercial Code sections 9501-9528. Completed forms along with the applicable fees can be mailed to Secretary of State, UCC Section, P.O. Box 942835, Sacramento, CA th 94235-0001 or delivered in person (drop off) to the Sacramento office, 1500 11 Street, Sacramento, CA 95814. Do not insert anything in the open space in the upper portion of this form; it is reserved for filing office use only. Complete the UCC Financing Statement (Form UCC-1) as follows: A and B. To assist filing offices that might wish to communicate with filer, filer may provide information in item A and item B. These items are optional. C. 1. Complete item C if filer desires an acknowledgment sent. Debtor's name. Carefully review applicable statutory guidance about providing the debtor's name. Enter only one Debtor name in item 1, either an organization's name (1a) or an individual's name (1b). If any part of the Individual Debtor's name will not fit in line 1b, check the box in item 1, leave all of item 1 blank, check the box in item 9 of the Financing Statement Addendum (Form UCC1Ad) and enter the Individual Debtor name in item 10 of the Financing Statement Addendum (Form UCC1Ad). Enter Debtor's correct name. Do not abbreviate words that are not already abbreviated in the Debtor's name. If a portion of the Debtor's name consists of only an initial or an abbreviation rather than a full word, enter only the abbreviation or the initial. If the collateral is held in a trust and the Debtor name is the name of the trust, enter trust name in the Organization's Name box in item 1a. 1a. Organization Debtor Name. "Organization Name" means the name of an entity that is not a natural person. A sole proprietorship is not an organization, even if the individual proprietor does business under a trade name. If Debtor is a registered organization (e.g., corporation, limited partnership, limited liability company), it is advisable to examine Debtor's current filed public organic records to determine Debtor's correct name. Trade name is insufficient. If a corporate ending (e.g., corporation, limited partnership, limited liability company) is part of the Debtor's name, it must be included. Do not use words that are not part of the Debtor's name. 1b. Individual Debtor Name. "Individual Name" means the name of a natural person; this includes the name of an individual doing business as a sole proprietorship, whether or not operating under a trade name. The term includes the name of a decedent where collateral is being administered by a personal representative of the decedent. The term does not include the name of an entity, even if it contains, as part of the entity's name, the name of an individual. Prefixes (e.g., Mr., Mrs., Ms.) and titles (e.g., M.D.) are generally not part of an individual name. Indications of lineage (e.g., Jr., Sr., III) generally are not part of the individual's name, but may be entered in the Suffix box. Enter individual Debtor's surname (family name) in Individual's Surname box, first personal name in First Personal Name box, and all additional names in Additional Name(s)/Initial(s) box. If a Debtor's name consists of only a single word, enter that word in Individual's Surname box and leave other boxes blank. For both organization and individual Debtors. Do not use Debtor's trade name, DBA, AKA, FKA, division name, etc. in place of or combined with Debtor's correct name; filer may add such other names as additional Debtors if desired (but this is neither required nor recommended). 1c. Enter a mailing address for the Debtor named in item 1a or 1b. 2. 3. Additional Debtor's name. If an additional Debtor is included, complete item 2, determined and formatted per Instruction 1. For additional Debtors, attach either Addendum (Form UCC1Ad) or Additional Party (Form UCC1AP) and follow Instruction 1 for determining and formatting additional names. Secured Party's name. Enter name and mailing address for Secured Party or Assignee who will be the Secured Party of record. For additional Secured Parties, attach either Addendum (Form UCC1