(a) Mandatory refusal to accept record. A filing office shall refuse to accept a record for filing for a reason set forth in Section 7-9A-516(b) and may refuse to accept a record for filing only for a reason set forth in Section 7-9A-516(b).
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 7-9A-520

  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(b) Communication concerning refusal. If a filing office refuses to accept a record for filing, it shall communicate to the person that presented the record the fact of and reason for the refusal and the date and time the record would have been filed had the filing office accepted it. The communication must be made at the time and in the manner prescribed by filing-office rule but, in the case of a filing office described in Section 7-9A-501(a)(2), in no event more than two business days after the filing office receives the record.
(c) When filed financing statement effective. A filed financing statement satisfying Section mortgage as financing statement; time of filing financing statement” class=”unlinked-ref” datatype=”S” sessionyear=”2020″ statecd=”AL” title=”7″>7-9A-502(a) and (b) is effective, even if the filing office is required to refuse to accept it for filing under subsection (a). However, Section lien perfected by filed financing statement providing certain incorrect information” class=”unlinked-ref” datatype=”S” sessionyear=”2020″ statecd=”AL” title=”7″>7-9A-338 applies to a filed financing statement providing information described in Section 7-9A-516(b)(5) which is incorrect at the time the financing statement is filed.
(d) Separate application to multiple debtors. If a record communicated to a filing office provides information that relates to more than one debtor, this part applies as to each debtor separately.
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