New Jersey § 12A:9-522 Maintenance and destruction of records.

New Jersey Statutes

§ 12A:9-522 — Maintenance and destruction of records.

New Jersey § 12A:9-522

Title 12ACOMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS

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N.J. Stat. Ann. § 12A:9-522 (2026).

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12A:9-522. Maintenance and Destruction of Records.

(a)Post-lapse maintenance and retrieval of information. The filing office shall maintain a record of the information provided in a filed financing statement for at least one year after the effectiveness of the financing statement has lapsed under 12A:9-515 with respect to all secured parties of record. The record must be retrievable by using the name of the debtor and by using the file number assigned to the initial financing statement to which the record relates.

(b)Destruction of written records. Except to the extent that a statute governing disposition of public records provides otherwise, the filing office immediately may destroy any written record evidencing a financing statement. However, if the filing office destroys a written rec

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12A:9-522. Maintenance and Destruction of Records. (a) Post-lapse maintenance and retrieval of information. The filing office shall maintain a record of the information provided in a filed financing statement for at least one year after the effectiveness of the financing statement has lapsed under 12A:9-515 with respect to all secured parties of record. The record must be retrievable by using the name of the debtor and by using the file number assigned to the initial financing statement to which the record relates. (b) Destruction of written records. Except to the extent that a statute governing disposition of public records provides otherwise, the filing office immediately may destroy any written record evidencing a financing statement. However, if the filing office destroys a written record, it shall maintain another record of the financing statement which complies with subsection (a). L.2001, c.117, s.1; amended 2001, c.386, s.86.