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Colorado Revised Statutes Title 4. Uniform Commercial Code § 4-9.5-105.3. Effective financing statements

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1) An effective financing statement shall state:

(a) The name and address of the secured party;

(b) The name and address of the debtor, which, in the case of an individual, shall have the surname appear first, and in the case of a corporation or other entity that is not an individual, shall have the name appear beginning with the first word or character that is not an article or punctuation mark;

(c) The social security number, or other unique identifier, of the debtor or, in the case of a debtor doing business other than as an individual, the federal internal revenue service taxpayer identification number, or other unique identifier, of such debtor;

(d) A description of the farm products subject to the security interest created by the debtor, including:

(I) The amount of the farm products, unless all of a particular farm product is subject to the particular security interest;

(II) The name of each county in which the farm products are produced, stored, or otherwise located or to be produced, stored, or otherwise located; and

(III) The crop year, unless every crop year for the duration of the effective financing statement is subject to the particular security interest.

(e) Further details of the farm products subject to the security interest, if needed to distinguish them from other farm products owned by the same person but not subject to the particular security interest; and

(f) Such other additional information as the central filing officer may require to comply with 7 U.S.C. sec. 1631 or to more effectively carry out the purposes of this article.

(2) An effective financing statement shall remain effective for a period of five years after the date of filing, unless its effectiveness is extended by filing one or more continuation statements in accordance with section 4-9.5-106(1).

(3) An effective financing statement may:

(a) Cover more than one farm product located in more than one county for any given debtor; and

(b) Cover more than one debtor.

(4) An effective financing statement may not be created by amending a financing statement filed under article 9 of this title.

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Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Colorado Revised Statutes Title 4. Uniform Commercial Code § 4-9.5-105.3. Effective financing statements - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/co/title-4-uniform-commercial-code/co-rev-st-sect-4-9-5-105-3/

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