Arizona § 47-9501 Filing office

Arizona Statutes

§ 47-9501 — Filing office

Arizona § 47-9501

Title 47Arizona Revised Statutes

Ch. 9SECURED TRANSACTIONS

Art. 5Filing

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Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 47-9501 (2026).

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A. Except as otherwise provided in subsection B, if the local law of this state governs perfection of a security interest or agricultural lien, the office in which to file a financing statement to perfect the security interest or agricultural lien is: 1. The office designated for the filing or recording of a record of a mortgage on the related real property, if:

(a)The collateral is as-extracted collateral or timber to be cut; or

(b)The financing statement is filed as a fixture filing and the collateral is goods that are or are to become fixtures; or 2. The office of the secretary of state, in all other cases, including a case in which the collateral is goods that are or are to become fixtures and the financing statement is not filed as a fixture filing. B. The office in which to fi

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A. Except as otherwise provided in subsection B, if the local law of this state governs perfection of a security interest or agricultural lien, the office in which to file a financing statement to perfect the security interest or agricultural lien is:

1. The office designated for the filing or recording of a record of a mortgage on the related real property, if:

(a) The collateral is as-extracted collateral or timber to be cut; or

(b) The financing statement is filed as a fixture filing and the collateral is goods that are or are to become fixtures; or

2. The office of the secretary of state, in all other cases, including a case in which the collateral is goods that are or are to become fixtures and the financing statement is not filed as a fixture filing.

B. The office in which to file a financing statement to perfect a security interest in collateral, including fixtures, of a transmitting utility is the office of the secretary of state. The financing statement also constitutes a fixture filing as to the collateral indicated in the financing statement that is or is to become fixtures.