§ 4-9-523 — Information from filing office - sale or license of records

Colorado § 4-9-523

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 04: Uniform
• Art.: Secured Transactions

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(a) If a
person that files a written record requests an acknowledgment of the filing, the
filing office shall send to the person an image of the record showing the number
assigned to the record pursuant to section 4-9-519 (a)(1), the name of the debtor
and the date and time of the filing of the record. However, if the person furnishes a
copy of the record to the filing office, the filing office may instead:

(1) Note upon the copy the number assigned to the record pursuant to
section 4-9-519 (a)(1) and the date and time of the filing of the record; and

(2) Send the copy to the person.

(b) If a person files a record other than a written record, the filing office shall
communicate to the person an acknowledgment that provides:

(1) The information in the record;

(2) The number assigned to the record pursuant to section 4-9-519 (a)(1); and

(3) The date and time of the filing of the record.

(c) The filing office shall communicate or otherwise make available in a
record the following information to any person that requests it:

(1) Whether there is on file on a date and time specified by the filing office,
but not a date earlier than three business days before the filing office receives the
request, any financing statement that:

(A) Designates a particular debtor;

(B) Has not lapsed under section 4-9-515 with respect to all secured parties
of record; and

(C) If the request so states, has lapsed under section 4-9-515 and a record of
which is maintained by the filing office under section 4-9-522 (a);

(2) The date and time of filing of each financing statement; and

(3) The information provided in each financing statement.

(d) In complying with its duty under subsection (c) of this section, the filing
office may communicate information in any medium. However, if requested, the
filing office shall communicate information by issuing a record that can be admitted
into evidence in the courts of this state without extrinsic evidence of its
authenticity.

(e) The filing office shall perform the acts required by subsections (a) to (d)
of this section at the time and in the manner prescribed by filing-office rule, but not
later than five business days after the filing office receives the request.

(f) At least weekly, the filing office shall offer to sell or license to the public
on a nonexclusive basis, in bulk, copies of all records filed in it under this part 5, in
such digital or electronic medium as is from time to time available to the filing
office.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2001: Entire article R&RE, p. 1392, � 1, effective July 1. L. 2008: (c) amended, p. 266, � 2, effective August 5. L. 2009: (d) amended, (SB 09-084), ch. 141, p. 603, � 4, effective August 5.