Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 554.9518 (2026)

Claim concerning inaccurate or wrongfully filed record

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1. Statement with respect to record indexed under person’s name. A person may file in the filing office an information statement with respect to a record indexed there under the person’s name if the person believes that the record is inaccurate or was wrongfully filed.

2. Contents of statement under subsection 1. An information statement under subsection 1 must:

a. identify the record to which it relates by the file number assigned to the initial financing statement to which the record relates;\n\nTue Dec 09 22:02:42 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 554 (108, 4) 205 UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE, §554.9519\n\n b. indicate that it is an information statement; and

c. provide the basis for the person’s belief that the record is inaccurate and indicate the manner in which the person believes the record should be amended to cure any inaccuracy or provide the basis for the person’s belief that the record was wrongfully filed.

3. Statement by secured party of record. A person may file in the filing office an information statement with respect to a record filed there if the person is a secured party of record with respect to the financing statement to which the record relates and believes that the person that filed the record was not entitled to do so under section 554.9509, subsection 4.

4. Contents of statement under subsection 3. An information statement under subsection 3 must:

a. identify the record to which it relates by the file number assigned to the initial financing statement to which the record relates;

b. indicate that it is an information statement; and

c. provide the basis for the person’s belief that the person that filed the record was not entitled to do so under section 554.9509, subsection 4.

5. Record not affected by information statement. The filing of an information statement does not affect the effectiveness of an initial financing statement or other filed record. 2000 Acts, ch 1149, §89, 187; 2012 Acts, ch 1052, §21, 37 Referred to in §554.9516\n\n SUBPART B DUTIES AND OPERATION OF FILING OFFICE \n

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2019–2019 · leading case: Thomas Kohn v. Joseph Muhr (Iowa Ct. App. 2019).
Thomas Kohn v. Joseph Muhr (Iowa Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 2× “5 There is no evidence in the record indicating Kohn filed an information statement on the financing statement to indicate wrongful filing pursuant to Iowa Code section 554.9518. 4 In August, Kohn filed suit against Muhr for wrongfully filing a financing statement, alleging…”
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