TITLE administration

Part IV. Office of the Secretary of State

Chapter 95. Uniform Commercial Code

Subchapter A. General Provisions

1 TAC §95.111

The Office of the Secretary of State proposes amendments to §95.111 concerning General Provisions.

The purpose of this action is to correct adoption of new Uniform Commercial Code rules to conform to national model administrative rules promulgated by the International Association of Corporation Administrators.

Wallis N. Boggus, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary, has determined that for the first five-year period the proposed sections will be in effect there will be no fiscal implications to state or local government as a result of enforcing or administering the section.

Mr. Boggus also has determined that for each year of the first five years the section is in effect, the public benefit anticipated will be clarification in matters related to filing of Uniform Commercial Code documents with the Secretary of State and the submission of information requests.

Comments on the proposal may be submitted to Wallis N. Boggus, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary, Uniform Commercial Code Section, PO Box 13193, Austin, Texas 78711-3193.

The amendments are proposed under §§9.401-9.412 Texas Business and Commerce Code which provides the Secretary of State with the authority to adopt rules necessary to administer subchapter D of Chapter 9, Texas Business and Commerce Code.

No other states, articles or codes are affected by this proposal.

§95.111.Filing Fees.

(a)

Standard form filing fee. The fee for filing a financing statement (UCC1) [ UCC document ] delivered in a standard form and for each additional name (excluding electronically transmitted UCC documents) presented for filing with a standard form is pursuant to §9.403(e), Texas Business and Commerce Code. The fee for filing an amendment, continuation statement, assignment, or other related UCC document with a standard form is pursuant to §§9.403(e), 9.404(c), 9.405(d), and 9.406, Texas Business and Commerce Code.

(b)

Nonstandard form filing fee. The fee for filing a financing statement (UCC1) [ UCC document ] delivered in a form other than the standard form and for each additional name (excluding electronically transmitted UCC documents) presented for filing with a form other than the standard form is pursuant to §9.403(e), Texas Business and Commerce Code. The fee for filing an amendment, continuation statement, assignment, or other related UCC document in a form other than the standard form is pursuant to §§9.403(e), 9.404(c), 9.405(d), and 9.406, Texas Business and Commerce Code.

(c)-(e)

(No change.)

(f)

Special fees for fax filings.

(1)

Standard form filing fee. The fee for filing a financing statement (UCC1) [ UCC document ] delivered in a standard form and for each additional name (excluding electronically transmitted UCC documents) presented for filing with a standard form is pursuant to §9.403(e), Texas Business and Commerce Code. The fee for filing an amendment, continuation statement, assignment, or other related UCC document with a standard form is pursuant to §§9.403(e), 9.404(c), 9.405(d), and 9.406, Texas Business and Commerce Code. The fee for expedite handling is pursuant to §405.032, Texas Government Code and the fee per acknowledgment page is pursuant to §405.031, Texas Government Code.

(2)

Nonstandard form filing fee. The fee for filing a financing statement (UCC1) [ UCC document ] delivered in a form other than the standard form and for each additional name (excluding electronically transmitted UCC documents) presented for filing with a form other than the standard form is pursuant to §9.403(e), Texas Business and Commerce Code. The fee for filing an amendment, continuation statement, assignment, or other related UCC document in a form other than the standard form is pursuant to §§9.403(e), 9.404(c), 9.405(d), and 9.406, Texas Business and Commerce Code. The fee for expedite handling is pursuant to §405.032, Texas Government Code and the fee per acknowledgment page is pursuant to §405.031, Texas Government Code.

(g)

(No change.)

(h)

Master filing fee. The fee for a master filing delivered in a form pursuant to §§9.410(a) and (b), Texas Business and Commerce Code, is pursuant to §9.410(c), Texas Business and Commerce Code.

This agency hereby certifies that the proposal has been reviewed by legal counsel and found to be within the agency's legal authority to adopt.

Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on January 11, 1999.

TRD-9900094

Clark Kent Ervin

Assistant Secretary of State

Office of the Secretary of State

Earliest possible date of adoption: February 21, 1999

For further information, please call: (512) 463-5701


Subchapter C. Acceptance and Refusal of Documents

1 TAC §95.304

The Office of the Secretary of State proposes an amendment to §95.304 concerning Acceptance and Refusal of Documents.

The purpose of this action is to correct adoption of new Uniform Commercial Code rules to conform to national model administrative rules promulgated by the International Association of Corporation Administrators.

Wallis N. Boggus, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary, has determined that for the first five-year period the proposed section will be in effect there will be no fiscal implications to state or local government as a result of enforcing or administering the section.

Mr. Boggus also has determined that for each year of the first five years the section is in effect, the public benefit anticipated will be clarification in matters related to filing of Uniform Commercial Code documents with the Secretary of State and the submission of information requests.

Comments on the proposal may be submitted to Wallis N. Boggus, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary, Uniform Commercial Code Section, PO Box 13193, Austin, Texas 78711-3193.

The amendment is proposed under §§9.401-9.412 Texas Business and Commerce Code which provides the Secretary of State with the authority to adopt rules necessary to administer subchapter D of Chapter 9, Texas Business and Commerce Code.

No other states, articles or codes are affected by this proposal.

§95.304.Procedure Upon Refusal.

If the filing officer finds grounds under §95.302 of this title (relating to Grounds for Refusal of UCC Document) to refuse acceptance of a UCC document, the filing officer shall return the document to the remitter and may refund the filing fee. The document shall be accompanied by a notice that contains a brief description of the reason for refusal to accept the document and that cites the provision of §rule 95.302 of this title that establishes the ground for refusal. The notice shall be delivered to the remitter, whether or not the document or another writing contains a request that an acknowledgment copy be sent to a secured party or another person. A refund may be delivered with the document and notice or under separate cover. The notice shall be sent no later than the second business day after [ of ] the determination to refuse acceptance of the document. For the purpose of this rule, "sent" means hand delivered to the remitter or deposited, correctly addressed and postpaid, in the regular U.S. mail if the document was originally submitted by mail or in person: in other cases, "sent" means transmitted to the remitter by the same means the document was submitted if such means is then-available to the filing office and, if the remitter used a private courier service, the remitter provides the filing office with a prepaid waybill for such courier or its account number with such courier. If the means used by the remitter for submission is not available to the filing office, the notice shall be sent by one of the means provided for mailed documents.

This agency hereby certifies that the proposal has been reviewed by legal counsel and found to be within the agency's legal authority to adopt.

Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on January 11, 1999.

TRD-9900095

Clark Kent Ervin

Assistant Secretary of State

Office of the Secretary of State

Earliest possible date of adoption: February 21, 1999

For further information, please call: (512) 463-5701