Md. Code Regs. 18.14.01.04

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 19, September 20, 2024

Section 18.14.01.04 - Date, Time, and Method of Filing

A. Filing Methods.

(1) The Filing Office may accept filings by the methods specified in §A(2)-(4) of this regulation.

(2) Hand Delivery to the Filing Office. The file time for a UCC record delivered by this method is the date and time of presentation of a paper record to a representative of the filing office.

(3) Postal Service or Express Mail Delivery to the Filing Office. The file time for a UCC record delivered by this method is the date the filing record is received and the time that is manually stamped on the filing by a representative of the filing office.

(4) Electronic Transmission to the Filing Office, Excluding Telefacsimile Transmission. The file time for a UCC record delivered by this method is the date and time the filing record is received.

B. The file times in §A of this regulation apply even though the UCC record may not yet have been accepted for filing and may be subsequently rejected.

Md. Code Regs. 18.14.01.04

Regulations .04 amended effective 43:13 Md. R. 714, eff.7/4/2016