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An Example of a UCC Lien Filing If you secure equipment financing, the lender will file a UCC lien to state that if the debt for the espresso machine is not repaid, the lender has the right to repossess the espresso machine or seize other assets from your business.

UCC forms may only be completed online or submitted by mail to the following address: PO Box 5616, Montgomery, AL 36103. The Uniform Commercial Code Division operates a filing and retrieval center for UCC financing statements at the state level.

A state or county UCC section allows you to give public notice that you, as a creditor or secured party, have entered into a security agreement with a debtor, along with a description of the collateral involved.

?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.

Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) filings allow creditors to notify other creditors about a debtor's assets used as collateral for a secured transaction. UCC liens filed with Secretary of State offices act as a public notice by the "creditor" of the creditor's interest in the property.

The main purpose of a UCC is to perfect the secured interest of the secured party in personal property collateral. The UCC financing statement is a form that a creditor files to give notice that it has an interest in the personal property of a debtor. A bank, not an entrepreneur, typically files the statement.