Office of Tax and Revenue: Chapter 5 of Title 9 DCMR: Scope
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UCC Related Regulations
Chapter 5 of Title 9 DCMR

Section 513, Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) Article 9 filings:

513.1

Scope
These regulations are to provide filing procedures for Uniform Commercial Code filings pursuant to DC Law 13-201, effective immediately.

513.2

Place to File
A financing statement to perfect a security interest shall be filed with the Recorder of Deeds, located at 1101 4th Street, SW, 5th Floor, Washington DC 20024.

513.3

Filing Office Identification
In addition to the promulgation of these rules, the Recorder of Deeds shall disseminate information on its location, mailing address, telephone numbers at the Office of Tax and Revenue Internet site. The filing office offers online information at the agency's web site. Additionally, electronic filing of UCC documents is available.

513.4

Office Hours
Although the Recorder of Deeds maintains regular office hours (Recording Documents 8:30 am - 3:00 pm  and Document Research 8:30 am - 4:30 pm), it receives transmissions electronically 24 hours per day, 365 days per year, except for scheduled maintenance and unscheduled interruptions of service.

513.5

UCC Document Delivery
UCC documents may be tendered for filing at the Recorder of Deeds - located at 1101 4th Street, SW, 5th Floor, Washington DC 20024.

(a) Electronic filing: UCC documents may be submitted electronically via the agency's online services portal. The filing time for a UCC document delivered by this method is the time that the filing office's system analyzes the relevant transmission and determines that all the required elements of the transmission have been received in a required format and are machine-readable.

(b) Personal delivery: The file time for a UCC document delivered by this method is effective from the date and time of recording provided the record satisfies the requirements for a financing statement in this section.

(c) Courier delivery: The filing time for a UCC document delivered by this method is, notwithstanding the time of delivery, the date and time of recording provided the record satisfies the requirements for a financing statement in this section. A UCC document delivered after the close of business as described in section 513.4 (Office Hours) or on a day the recording office is not open for business will have filing time of the close of business on the next day the recording office is open for business.

(d) Postal service delivery: The file time for a UCC document delivered by this method is before the close of the next business day following the time of delivery, provided the record satisfies the requirements for a financing statement in this section. A UCC document delivered after the close of business as described in section 513.4 (Office Hours) or on a day the filing office is not open for business will have a recording time of the close of business on the next day the recording office is open for business.