Georgia Statutes

§ 11-9-501 — Filing office

Georgia § 11-9-501

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O.C.G.A. § 11-9-501 (2026).

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(a)Filing offices. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this Code section, if the 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, growing crops, 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 clerk of the superior court of any county of this state, in all other cases, including a case in which the collateral is goods that are or are to become fixtures and th

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Legislative History

Amended by 2002 Ga. Laws 874,§ 6, eff. 7/1/2002. Added by 2001 Ga. Laws 191, §1, eff. 7/1/2001.

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