Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 679.521 (2025)

Uniform form of written financing statement and amendment.

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679.521 Uniform form of written financing statement and amendment.—The Secretary of State shall develop or approve acceptable forms for use in filing under this chapter. Such forms must be in accord with the requirements of Florida law, including s. 201.22. The secretary may, if he or she finds that such forms meet these requirements, approve the use of a standard national form for this purpose.

History.—s. 6, ch. 2001-198.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 2011–2012 · leading case: Regions Bank v. Off. Comm. of Unsecured Creditors (Camtech Precision Mfg., Inc.), 471 B.R. 293 (S.D. Fla. 2012).

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Regions Bank v. Off. Comm. of Unsecured Creditors (Camtech Precision Mfg., Inc.), 471 B.R. 293 (S.D. Fla. 2012). · cites it 2× “§ 679.521, Fla. Stat. Although not expressly stated in the statute, Official Comment 2 to that statute articulates a safe-harbor provision that provides “A filing office that accepts written communications may not reject, on grounds of form or format, a filing using these forms.”

Off. Comm. of Unsecured Creditors v. Regions Bank (In Re Camtech Precision Mfg., Inc.), 443 B.R. 190 (Bankr. S.D. Florida 2011). · cites it 6× “4(c), pursuant to Fla. Stat. § 679.521 the State has developed and approved acceptable forms for filing.”

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