§ 34.1-9-516 — What constitutes filing; effectiveness of filing

(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b),
communication of a record to a filing office and tender of the
filing fee or acceptance of the record by the filing office
constitutes filing.
(b) Filing does not occur with respect to a record that a
filing office refuses to accept because:
(i) The record is not communicated by a method or
medium of communication authorized by the filing office;
(ii) An amount equal to or greater than the
applicable filing fee is not tendered;
(iii) The filing office is unable to index the record
because:
(A) In the case of an initial financing
statement, the record does not provide a name for the debtor;
(B) In the case of an amendment or correction
statement, the record:
(I) Does not identify the initial financing
statement as required by section 34.1-9-512 or 34.1-9-518, as
applicable; or
(II) Identifies an initial financing
statement whose effectiveness has lapsed under section