UCC: Conducting and Reviewing UCC Searches

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Jurisdiction: USA

A security interest in most types of personal property can be perfected by filing a UCC-1 financing statement. Creditors of a debtor may conduct a search against a debtor to discover any financing statements or other liens filed against that debtor. This Note is a discussion of the issues relating to conducting and reviewing UCC searches.

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