Learn About The Law
Get help with your legal needs
FindLaw’s Learn About the Law features thousands of informational articles to help you understand your options. And if you’re ready to hire an attorney, find one in your area who can help.
Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) A county clerk who receives a statement tendered by a secured party under Part 4 of the former Article 9, prior to July 1, 2001, that has not been filed or indexed on July 1, 2001, shall file and index the statement as soon as practicable.
(2) Every county clerk shall append to the pre-effective-date financing statement the copies of any initial financing statement or continuation statement received from a secured party under KRS 355.9-706(4).
(3) The county clerk shall maintain all records filed under Part 4 of the former Article 9 and subsection (2) of this section until the later of:
(a) One (1) year after the lapse of the initial financing statement;
(b) July 1, 2008; or
(c) Such other record-retention requirement as may be applicable under other Kentucky law or administrative regulations.
(4) The county clerk shall respond to requests for information with respect to records maintained under this article in accordance with KRS 355.9-523(3) and (4) and may charge the fee for issuing certificates authorized in KRS 355.9-525.
(5) When Internet access is available through the AVIS system or its successor, every county clerk shall provide a means within his or her office by which the Secretary of State's filing system for this article can be searched and through which electronic filings under this article can be made with the Secretary of State. This subsection shall not be construed to require a secured party to file through the means provided by a county clerk. The county clerk shall neither be required to conduct a search of the Secretary of State's filing system nor to issue a certificate as to the contents of the system.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Kentucky Revised Statutes Title XXIX. Commerce and Trade § 355.9-710.Duties of county clerk - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ky/title-xxix-commerce-and-trade/ky-rev-st-sect-355-9-710/
FindLaw Codes may not reflect the most recent version of the law in your jurisdiction. Please verify the status of the code you are researching with the state legislature before relying on it for your legal needs.
A free source of state and federal court opinions, state laws, and the United States Code. For more information about the legal concepts addressed by these cases and statutes, visit FindLaw’s Learn About the Law.
Get help with your legal needs
FindLaw’s Learn About the Law features thousands of informational articles to help you understand your options. And if you’re ready to hire an attorney, find one in your area who can help.
Search our directory by legal issue
Enter information in one or both fields (Required)