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52-1312. Central filing system; Secretary of State; duties; system requirements; fees.The Secretary of State shall design and implement a central filing system for effective financing statements. The Secretary of State shall be the system operator. The system shall provide a means for filing effective financing statements or notices of such financing statements on a statewide basis. The system shall include requirements:(1) That an effective financing statement or notice of such financing statement shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State. A debtor's residence shall be presumed to be the residence shown on the filing. The showing of an improper residence shall not affect the validity of the filing. The filing officer shall mark the statement or notice with a consecutive file number and with the date and hour of filing and shall hold the statement or notice or a microfilm or other photographic copy thereof for public inspection. In addition, the filing officer shall index the statements and notices according to the name of the debtor and shall note in the index the file number and the address of the debtor given in the statement;(2) That the Secretary of State compile information from all effective financing statements or notices filed with the Secretary of State into a master list (a) organized according to farm product, (b) arranged within each such product (i) in alphabetical order according to the last name of the individual debtors or, in the case of debtors doing business other than as individuals, the first word in the name of such debtors, (ii) in numerical order according to the social security number or other approved unique identifier of the individual debtors or, in the case of debtors doing business other than as individuals, the Internal Revenue Service taxpayer identification number or other approved unique identifier of such debtors, (iii) geographically by county, and (iv) by crop year, and (c) containing the information referred to in subdivision (4) of section 52-1307;(3) That the Secretary of State cause the information on the master list to be published in lists (a) by farm product arranged alphabetically by debtor and (b) by farm product arranged numerically by the debtor's social security number or other approved unique identifier for individual debtors or, in the case of debtors doing business other than as individuals, the Internal Revenue Service taxpayer identification number or other approved unique identifier of such debtors. If a registered buyer so requests, the list or lists for such buyer may be limited to any county or group of counties where the farm product is produced or located or to any crop year or years or a combination of such identifiers;(4) That all buyers of farm products, commission merchants, selling agents, and other persons may register with the Secretary of State to receive lists described in subdivision (3) of this section. Any buyer of farm products, commission merchant, selling agent, or other person conducting business from multiple locations shall be considered as one entity. Such registration shall be on an annual basis. The Secretary of State shall provide the form for registration which shall include the name and address of the registrant and the list or lists described in subdivision (3) of this section which such registrant desires to receive. A registration shall not be completed until the form provided is properly completed and received by the Secretary of State accompanied by the proper registration fee. The fee for annual registration shall be thirty dollars.A registrant shall pay an additional annual fee to receive quarterly lists described in subdivision (3) of this section. For each farm product list provided on microfiche, the annual fee shall be twenty-five dollars. For each farm product list provided on paper, the annual fee shall be two hundred dollars. The annual fee for a special list which is a list limited to fewer than all counties or less than all crop years shall be one hundred fifty dollars for each farm product.The Secretary of State shall maintain a record of the registrants and the lists and contents of the lists received by the registrants for a period of five years;(5) That the lists as identified pursuant to subdivision (4) of this section be distributed by the Secretary of State on a quarterly basis and be in written or printed form. A registrant may choose in lieu of receiving a written or printed form to receive statewide lists on microfiche. The Secretary of State may provide for the distribution of the lists on any other medium and establish reasonable charges therefor. The distribution shall be made by either certified or registered mail, return receipt requested.The Secretary of State shall, by rule and regulation, establish the dates upon which the quarterly distributions will be made, the dates after which a filing of an effective financing statement will not be reflected on the next quarterly distribution of lists, and the dates by which a registrant must complete a registration to receive the next quarterly list; and(6) That the Secretary of State remove lapsed and terminated effective financing statements or notices of such financing statements from the master list prior to preparation of the lists required to be distributed by subdivision (5) of this section.Effective financing statements or any amendments or continuations of effective financing statements originally filed in the office of the county clerk that have been indexed and entered on the Secretary of State's central filing system need not be retained by the county filing office and may be disposed of or destroyed.The Secretary of State shall apply to the Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture for (a) certification of the central filing system and (b) approval of the system or method of selecting an approved unique identifier.The Secretary of State shall deposit any funds received pursuant to subdivision (4) of this section in the Uniform Commercial Code Cash Fund. SourceLaws 1986, Third Spec. Sess., LB 1, § 12; Laws 1988, LB 943, § 13; Laws 1998, LB 924, § 21; Laws 1998, LB 1321, § 91; Laws 2005, LB 451, § 1; Laws 2007, LB124, § 63.AnnotationsSections 52-1301 through 52-1321 were not intended to remove regular U.C.C. provisions regarding the creation, perfection, or priority of security interests. Battle Creek State Bank v. Preusker, 253 Neb. 502, 571 N.W.2d 294 (1997).

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Statutes > Nebraska > Chapter52 > 52-1312

52-1312. Central filing system; Secretary of State; duties; system requirements; fees.The Secretary of State shall design and implement a central filing system for effective financing statements. The Secretary of State shall be the system operator. The system shall provide a means for filing effective financing statements or notices of such financing statements on a statewide basis. The system shall include requirements:(1) That an effective financing statement or notice of such financing statement shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State. A debtor's residence shall be presumed to be the residence shown on the filing. The showing of an improper residence shall not affect the validity of the filing. The filing officer shall mark the statement or notice with a consecutive file number and with the date and hour of filing and shall hold the statement or notice or a microfilm or other photographic copy thereof for public inspection. In addition, the filing officer shall index the statements and notices according to the name of the debtor and shall note in the index the file number and the address of the debtor given in the statement;(2) That the Secretary of State compile information from all effective financing statements or notices filed with the Secretary of State into a master list (a) organized according to farm product, (b) arranged within each such product (i) in alphabetical order according to the last name of the individual debtors or, in the case of debtors doing business other than as individuals, the first word in the name of such debtors, (ii) in numerical order according to the social security number or other approved unique identifier of the individual debtors or, in the case of debtors doing business other than as individuals, the Internal Revenue Service taxpayer identification number or other approved unique identifier of such debtors, (iii) geographically by county, and (iv) by crop year, and (c) containing the information referred to in subdivision (4) of section 52-1307;(3) That the Secretary of State cause the information on the master list to be published in lists (a) by farm product arranged alphabetically by debtor and (b) by farm product arranged numerically by the debtor's social security number or other approved unique identifier for individual debtors or, in the case of debtors doing business other than as individuals, the Internal Revenue Service taxpayer identification number or other approved unique identifier of such debtors. If a registered buyer so requests, the list or lists for such buyer may be limited to any county or group of counties where the farm product is produced or located or to any crop year or years or a combination of such identifiers;(4) That all buyers of farm products, commission merchants, selling agents, and other persons may register with the Secretary of State to receive lists described in subdivision (3) of this section. Any buyer of farm products, commission merchant, selling agent, or other person conducting business from multiple locations shall be considered as one entity. Such registration shall be on an annual basis. The Secretary of State shall provide the form for registration which shall include the name and address of the registrant and the list or lists described in subdivision (3) of this section which such registrant desires to receive. A registration shall not be completed until the form provided is properly completed and received by the Secretary of State accompanied by the proper registration fee. The fee for annual registration shall be thirty dollars.A registrant shall pay an additional annual fee to receive quarterly lists described in subdivision (3) of this section. For each farm product list provided on microfiche, the annual fee shall be twenty-five dollars. For each farm product list provided on paper, the annual fee shall be two hundred dollars. The annual fee for a special list which is a list limited to fewer than all counties or less than all crop years shall be one hundred fifty dollars for each farm product.The Secretary of State shall maintain a record of the registrants and the lists and contents of the lists received by the registrants for a period of five years;(5) That the lists as identified pursuant to subdivision (4) of this section be distributed by the Secretary of State on a quarterly basis and be in written or printed form. A registrant may choose in lieu of receiving a written or printed form to receive statewide lists on microfiche. The Secretary of State may provide for the distribution of the lists on any other medium and establish reasonable charges therefor. The distribution shall be made by either certified or registered mail, return receipt requested.The Secretary of State shall, by rule and regulation, establish the dates upon which the quarterly distributions will be made, the dates after which a filing of an effective financing statement will not be reflected on the next quarterly distribution of lists, and the dates by which a registrant must complete a registration to receive the next quarterly list; and(6) That the Secretary of State remove lapsed and terminated effective financing statements or notices of such financing statements from the master list prior to preparation of the lists required to be distributed by subdivision (5) of this section.Effective financing statements or any amendments or continuations of effective financing statements originally filed in the office of the county clerk that have been indexed and entered on the Secretary of State's central filing system need not be retained by the county filing office and may be disposed of or destroyed.The Secretary of State shall apply to the Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture for (a) certification of the central filing system and (b) approval of the system or method of selecting an approved unique identifier.The Secretary of State shall deposit any funds received pursuant to subdivision (4) of this section in the Uniform Commercial Code Cash Fund. SourceLaws 1986, Third Spec. Sess., LB 1, § 12; Laws 1988, LB 943, § 13; Laws 1998, LB 924, § 21; Laws 1998, LB 1321, § 91; Laws 2005, LB 451, § 1; Laws 2007, LB124, § 63.AnnotationsSections 52-1301 through 52-1321 were not intended to remove regular U.C.C. provisions regarding the creation, perfection, or priority of security interests. Battle Creek State Bank v. Preusker, 253 Neb. 502, 571 N.W.2d 294 (1997).

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Statutes > Nebraska > Chapter52 > 52-1312

52-1312. Central filing system; Secretary of State; duties; system requirements; fees.The Secretary of State shall design and implement a central filing system for effective financing statements. The Secretary of State shall be the system operator. The system shall provide a means for filing effective financing statements or notices of such financing statements on a statewide basis. The system shall include requirements:(1) That an effective financing statement or notice of such financing statement shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State. A debtor's residence shall be presumed to be the residence shown on the filing. The showing of an improper residence shall not affect the validity of the filing. The filing officer shall mark the statement or notice with a consecutive file number and with the date and hour of filing and shall hold the statement or notice or a microfilm or other photographic copy thereof for public inspection. In addition, the filing officer shall index the statements and notices according to the name of the debtor and shall note in the index the file number and the address of the debtor given in the statement;(2) That the Secretary of State compile information from all effective financing statements or notices filed with the Secretary of State into a master list (a) organized according to farm product, (b) arranged within each such product (i) in alphabetical order according to the last name of the individual debtors or, in the case of debtors doing business other than as individuals, the first word in the name of such debtors, (ii) in numerical order according to the social security number or other approved unique identifier of the individual debtors or, in the case of debtors doing business other than as individuals, the Internal Revenue Service taxpayer identification number or other approved unique identifier of such debtors, (iii) geographically by county, and (iv) by crop year, and (c) containing the information referred to in subdivision (4) of section 52-1307;(3) That the Secretary of State cause the information on the master list to be published in lists (a) by farm product arranged alphabetically by debtor and (b) by farm product arranged numerically by the debtor's social security number or other approved unique identifier for individual debtors or, in the case of debtors doing business other than as individuals, the Internal Revenue Service taxpayer identification number or other approved unique identifier of such debtors. If a registered buyer so requests, the list or lists for such buyer may be limited to any county or group of counties where the farm product is produced or located or to any crop year or years or a combination of such identifiers;(4) That all buyers of farm products, commission merchants, selling agents, and other persons may register with the Secretary of State to receive lists described in subdivision (3) of this section. Any buyer of farm products, commission merchant, selling agent, or other person conducting business from multiple locations shall be considered as one entity. Such registration shall be on an annual basis. The Secretary of State shall provide the form for registration which shall include the name and address of the registrant and the list or lists described in subdivision (3) of this section which such registrant desires to receive. A registration shall not be completed until the form provided is properly completed and received by the Secretary of State accompanied by the proper registration fee. The fee for annual registration shall be thirty dollars.A registrant shall pay an additional annual fee to receive quarterly lists described in subdivision (3) of this section. For each farm product list provided on microfiche, the annual fee shall be twenty-five dollars. For each farm product list provided on paper, the annual fee shall be two hundred dollars. The annual fee for a special list which is a list limited to fewer than all counties or less than all crop years shall be one hundred fifty dollars for each farm product.The Secretary of State shall maintain a record of the registrants and the lists and contents of the lists received by the registrants for a period of five years;(5) That the lists as identified pursuant to subdivision (4) of this section be distributed by the Secretary of State on a quarterly basis and be in written or printed form. A registrant may choose in lieu of receiving a written or printed form to receive statewide lists on microfiche. The Secretary of State may provide for the distribution of the lists on any other medium and establish reasonable charges therefor. The distribution shall be made by either certified or registered mail, return receipt requested.The Secretary of State shall, by rule and regulation, establish the dates upon which the quarterly distributions will be made, the dates after which a filing of an effective financing statement will not be reflected on the next quarterly distribution of lists, and the dates by which a registrant must complete a registration to receive the next quarterly list; and(6) That the Secretary of State remove lapsed and terminated effective financing statements or notices of such financing statements from the master list prior to preparation of the lists required to be distributed by subdivision (5) of this section.Effective financing statements or any amendments or continuations of effective financing statements originally filed in the office of the county clerk that have been indexed and entered on the Secretary of State's central filing system need not be retained by the county filing office and may be disposed of or destroyed.The Secretary of State shall apply to the Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture for (a) certification of the central filing system and (b) approval of the system or method of selecting an approved unique identifier.The Secretary of State shall deposit any funds received pursuant to subdivision (4) of this section in the Uniform Commercial Code Cash Fund. SourceLaws 1986, Third Spec. Sess., LB 1, § 12; Laws 1988, LB 943, § 13; Laws 1998, LB 924, § 21; Laws 1998, LB 1321, § 91; Laws 2005, LB 451, § 1; Laws 2007, LB124, § 63.AnnotationsSections 52-1301 through 52-1321 were not intended to remove regular U.C.C. provisions regarding the creation, perfection, or priority of security interests. Battle Creek State Bank v. Preusker, 253 Neb. 502, 571 N.W.2d 294 (1997).