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*Effective Sunday, December 1st, 2024, new service fees will be added to Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) filings and certified searches:*
- *UCC Filing: $4.50 per filing* - *UCC Certified Search Result: $2.00 per certified search* *Please note: This service fee is assessed by Tyler Maryland, a third-party vendor. These fees are used to develop, maintain, and expand the state's online services.*Transactions that use electronic payment methods (credit card and ACH) are subject to a convenience fee of $4.50. Filings submitted via paper check are not subject to the convenience fee.
STATUTES & REGULATIONS The statutory basis for these regulations is Section § 9-101 (Title 9) Secured Transactions, Commercial Law, Annotated Code of Maryland. Please use the online Maryland Code to view the most recent updates to § 9-101 (Title 9) and other MD Statutes. (COMAR Online) Regulations; search for Title 18 UCC Filing Statement Regulations NOTE: Under Maryland Criminal Law, a person who files in public records of the Department of Assessments and Taxations a lien or encumbrance against the personal property of another that is based on a false, fictitious or fraudulent statement is guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to imprisonment not exceeding one year or a fine not exceeding $10,000 or both for the first offense.AFFIDAVIT FORM FOR ALLEGEDLY FRAUDULENT UCC FILINGS Maryland Code Covering Fradulent Filings MD COMMERCIAL LAW Code Ann. §9-518 MD CRIMINAL LAW Code Ann. §3-808 MD COMMERCIAL LAW Code Ann. §9-625 MD CRIMINAL LAW Code Ann. §9-508 UCC FORMS & INSTRUCTIONS UCC Filing Fees: Filings of 8 or fewer pages cost $25 and filings of 9 or more pages cost $75.
NOTE: Under Maryland Criminal Law, a person who files in public records of the Department of Assessments and Taxations a lien or encumbrance against the personal property of another that is based on a false, fictitious or fraudulent statement is guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to imprisonment not exceeding one year or a fine not exceeding $10,000 or both for the first offense.AFFIDAVIT FORM FOR ALLEGEDLY FRAUDULENT UCC FILINGS Maryland Code Covering Fradulent Filings MD COMMERCIAL LAW Code Ann. §9-518 MD CRIMINAL LAW Code Ann. §3-808 MD COMMERCIAL LAW Code Ann. §9-625 MD CRIMINAL LAW Code Ann. §9-508
View Maryland Specific Instructions for the Forms Below UCC1 - National UCC Financing Statement and instructions UCC1Ad - National UCC Financing Statement Addendum and instructions UCC1AP - Financing Statement Additional Party UCC3 - National Financing Statement Amendment and instructions UCC3Ad - National Financing Statement Amendment Addendum and instructions (There are no Maryland-specific instructions for this form; follow the instructions provided with the national form.) UCC3AP - Financing Statement Amendment Additional Party UCC5 - National Financing Statement Correction Statement and instructions Record Searches: Unlike many other states, the Department of Assessments and Taxation does not search records. View a listings of private companies that will search UCC filings. Rejection of Filings:Reasons for refusing a UCC record presented for filingFor questions not answered on these pages, call our Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) division at 410-767-1459. (If you are in Maryland but outside the Baltimore area, you may call 1-888-246-5941.) How to File UCC Documents with the Department Online: via eGov Maryland - Electronic UCC filing, search & document retrieval
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