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Texas Business & Commerce Code

§ 9.513 — TERMINATION STATEMENT

BC § 9.513Title 1. UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE · Ch. 9. SECURED TRANSACTIONS · Art. E. FILING

Statute text

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(a)A secured party shall cause the secured party of record for a financing statement to file a termination statement for the financing statement if the financing statement covers consumer goods and:
(1)there is no obligation secured by the collateral covered by the financing statement and no commitment to make an advance, incur an obligation, or otherwise give value; or
(2)the debtor did not authorize the filing of the initial financing statement.
(b)To comply with Subsection (a), a secured party shall cause the secured party of record to file the termination statement:
(1)within one month after there is no obligation secured by the collateral covered by the financing statement and no commitment to make advances, incur an obligation, or otherwise give value; or
(2)if earlier, within 20 days after the secured party receives an authenticated demand from a debtor.

Legislative history

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 414, Sec. 1.01, eff. July 1, 2001. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 705, Sec. 17, eff. June 13, 2001.

Source: Texas Business & Commerce Code § 9.513 from the Texas Constitution and Statutes (Texas Legislature) (public record). DecisionDepot is for informational use only and is not legal advice — verify against the official source before relying on this text.