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Section 35-11-46

Duties of filing officer.

(a) If a notice of a federal lien, a refiling of a notice of federal lien, or a notice of revocation of any certificate described in subsection (b) is presented for filing, the filing officer shall cause the notice to be marked, held, and indexed in accordance with the provisions of Section 7-9A-519 of the Uniform Commercial Code, as if the notice were a financing statement within the meaning of that Code, and if the filing officer is the judge of probate, the filing officer also shall cause the notice to be cross-indexed in the real estate mortgage records under the name of the person against whose interest the lien applies in the same fashion as if such person were the mortgagor in a mortgage of real estate and also under the name of the person claiming the lien as if such person were the mortgagee thereunder.

(b) If a certificate of release, nonattachment, discharge, or subordination of any lien is presented to the filing officer for filing, the filing officer shall:

(1) Cause a certificate of release or nonattachment to be marked, held, and indexed as if the certificate were a termination statement within the meaning of the Uniform Commercial Code, but the notice of lien to which the certificate relates may not be removed from the files; and

(2) Cause a certificate of discharge or subordination to be marked, held, and indexed as if the certificate were a release of collateral within the meaning of the Uniform Commercial Code.

(c) When the filing officer is the Secretary of State, the Secretary of State shall issue a filing officer's certificate upon the request of any person. When the filing officer is the probate judge, the probate judge may issue a filing officer's certificate upon the request of any person. The certificate shall show whether there is on file, on the date and hour stated therein, any notice of lien or certificate or notice affecting any lien filed under this division or Sections 35-11-40 and 35-11-41, naming a particular person, and if a notice or certificate is on file, giving the date and hour of filing of each notice or certificate. The fee for a certificate shall be the same as the then applicable uniform fee for obtaining information from the filing officer pursuant to Section 7-9A-525 of the Uniform Commercial Code. Upon request, the filing officer shall furnish a copy of any notice of federal lien, or notice or certificate affecting a federal lien, for a fee that is the same as the then applicable uniform fee for obtaining copies from the filing officer pursuant to Section 7-9A-525 of the Uniform Commercial Code.

(Acts 1989, No. 89-454, p. 931, §5; Acts 1990, No. 90-636, p. 1168, §1; Act 2001-481, p. 647, §2.)

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Statutes > Alabama > Title35 > Chapter11 > 35-11-46

Section 35-11-46

Duties of filing officer.

(a) If a notice of a federal lien, a refiling of a notice of federal lien, or a notice of revocation of any certificate described in subsection (b) is presented for filing, the filing officer shall cause the notice to be marked, held, and indexed in accordance with the provisions of Section 7-9A-519 of the Uniform Commercial Code, as if the notice were a financing statement within the meaning of that Code, and if the filing officer is the judge of probate, the filing officer also shall cause the notice to be cross-indexed in the real estate mortgage records under the name of the person against whose interest the lien applies in the same fashion as if such person were the mortgagor in a mortgage of real estate and also under the name of the person claiming the lien as if such person were the mortgagee thereunder.

(b) If a certificate of release, nonattachment, discharge, or subordination of any lien is presented to the filing officer for filing, the filing officer shall:

(1) Cause a certificate of release or nonattachment to be marked, held, and indexed as if the certificate were a termination statement within the meaning of the Uniform Commercial Code, but the notice of lien to which the certificate relates may not be removed from the files; and

(2) Cause a certificate of discharge or subordination to be marked, held, and indexed as if the certificate were a release of collateral within the meaning of the Uniform Commercial Code.

(c) When the filing officer is the Secretary of State, the Secretary of State shall issue a filing officer's certificate upon the request of any person. When the filing officer is the probate judge, the probate judge may issue a filing officer's certificate upon the request of any person. The certificate shall show whether there is on file, on the date and hour stated therein, any notice of lien or certificate or notice affecting any lien filed under this division or Sections 35-11-40 and 35-11-41, naming a particular person, and if a notice or certificate is on file, giving the date and hour of filing of each notice or certificate. The fee for a certificate shall be the same as the then applicable uniform fee for obtaining information from the filing officer pursuant to Section 7-9A-525 of the Uniform Commercial Code. Upon request, the filing officer shall furnish a copy of any notice of federal lien, or notice or certificate affecting a federal lien, for a fee that is the same as the then applicable uniform fee for obtaining copies from the filing officer pursuant to Section 7-9A-525 of the Uniform Commercial Code.

(Acts 1989, No. 89-454, p. 931, §5; Acts 1990, No. 90-636, p. 1168, §1; Act 2001-481, p. 647, §2.)

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Statutes > Alabama > Title35 > Chapter11 > 35-11-46

Section 35-11-46

Duties of filing officer.

(a) If a notice of a federal lien, a refiling of a notice of federal lien, or a notice of revocation of any certificate described in subsection (b) is presented for filing, the filing officer shall cause the notice to be marked, held, and indexed in accordance with the provisions of Section 7-9A-519 of the Uniform Commercial Code, as if the notice were a financing statement within the meaning of that Code, and if the filing officer is the judge of probate, the filing officer also shall cause the notice to be cross-indexed in the real estate mortgage records under the name of the person against whose interest the lien applies in the same fashion as if such person were the mortgagor in a mortgage of real estate and also under the name of the person claiming the lien as if such person were the mortgagee thereunder.

(b) If a certificate of release, nonattachment, discharge, or subordination of any lien is presented to the filing officer for filing, the filing officer shall:

(1) Cause a certificate of release or nonattachment to be marked, held, and indexed as if the certificate were a termination statement within the meaning of the Uniform Commercial Code, but the notice of lien to which the certificate relates may not be removed from the files; and

(2) Cause a certificate of discharge or subordination to be marked, held, and indexed as if the certificate were a release of collateral within the meaning of the Uniform Commercial Code.

(c) When the filing officer is the Secretary of State, the Secretary of State shall issue a filing officer's certificate upon the request of any person. When the filing officer is the probate judge, the probate judge may issue a filing officer's certificate upon the request of any person. The certificate shall show whether there is on file, on the date and hour stated therein, any notice of lien or certificate or notice affecting any lien filed under this division or Sections 35-11-40 and 35-11-41, naming a particular person, and if a notice or certificate is on file, giving the date and hour of filing of each notice or certificate. The fee for a certificate shall be the same as the then applicable uniform fee for obtaining information from the filing officer pursuant to Section 7-9A-525 of the Uniform Commercial Code. Upon request, the filing officer shall furnish a copy of any notice of federal lien, or notice or certificate affecting a federal lien, for a fee that is the same as the then applicable uniform fee for obtaining copies from the filing officer pursuant to Section 7-9A-525 of the Uniform Commercial Code.

(Acts 1989, No. 89-454, p. 931, §5; Acts 1990, No. 90-636, p. 1168, §1; Act 2001-481, p. 647, §2.)