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About the UCC Division These financing statements are effective for five years and may be continued for an additional five years. Information on these filings, either by a listing or copies, is provided to any requesting party.

The UCC's general rule is that a financing statement remains valid for a period of five years from the date of filing. Unless a continuation statement is properly filed before expiration of the five year period, the effectiveness of the financing statement will lapse. Effect of Lapse.

?UCC? stands for Uniform Commercial Code. The Uniform Commercial Code is a uniform law that governs commercial transactions, including sales of goods, secured transactions and negotiable instruments. The Uniform Commercial Code is a comprehensive set of statutes created to provide consistency among the states.

UCC-1 filings do have a shelf life. Once filed, a UCC-1 Financial Statement is typically active for five years. It's common, of course, for the terms of a business loan to extend past that, so lenders need to remember to renew the UCC-1 filing at the first five year mark, and every five years thereafter.

Ask the lender to terminate the lien upon payoff. A good rule of thumb is to request that your lender file a UCC-3 form with your secretary of state as soon as possible after you pay off your loan. The UCC-3 will terminate the lien on your company's assets (or assets) and remove the UCC-1 filing.

In Missouri, the lien claimant must file the mechanics lien with the clerk of the circuit court in the county in which the property is located ? and provide the required preliminary notices. There is no requirement, however, that the lien be served on any party subsequent to its recording.