Errors in Filing

PURPOSE: This rule provides procedure for handling filing office errors. (1) The filing office may correct the errors of filing office personnel in the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) information management system at any time. If the correction occurs after the filing officer has issued a certification date, the filing officer may file a filing officer statement in the UCC information management system identifying the UCC record to which it relates, the date of the correction, and an explanation of the corrective action taken. The record shall be preserved as long as the record is preserved in the UCC information management system. (2) An error by a filer is the responsibility of the filer. The filer may correct the error by filing an amendment. Additionally, a debtor may file a correction statement to indicate that an error may exist in the filing. AUTHORITY: section 400.9-526, RSMo Supp. 2001.* Original rule filed Sept. 30, 2002, effective March 30, 2003. *Original authority: 400.9-526, RSMo 2001.