§ 41-09-72 — (9-501) Filing office

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, 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:
a. The office designated for the filing or recording of a record of a mortgage on the
related real property, if:
(1) The collateral is as-extracted collateral or timber to be cut; or
(2) The financing statement is filed as a fixture filing and the collateral is goods
that are or are to become fixtures; or
b. The office of the recorder in any county in this state or in 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.
2. 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 which is or is to become fixtures.
3. The secretary of state shall provide an electronic means for filing any record required
or permitted to be filed by this title. This may include use of business-to-business

methods using a common data format and must include a web-based application. Any
record that is not filed electronically must be rejected.