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Wis. Stat. § 409.501

Filing office

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case National Operating, L.P. v. Mutual Life Insurance (2001)

Most recently applied in National Operating, L.P. v. Mutual Life Insurance (July 2001)

2001 a. 10. 28409.502 UCC - SECURED TRANSACTIONS

(1) FILING OFFICES. Except as otherwise provided in sub. (2), if the local law of this state governs perfection of a security interest or agricultural lien, the office in which to file a financing statement to perfect the security interest or agricultural lien is:

(a) The office designated for the filing or recording of a record of a mortgage on the related real property, if: 1. The collateral is as-extracted collateral or timber to be cut; or 2. The financing statement is filed as a fixture filing and the collateral is goods that are or are to become fixtures; or (b) The office of the department of financial institutions or any office duly authorized by the department, in all other cases, including a case in which the collateral is goods that are or are to become fixtures and the financing statement is not filed as a fixture filing.

(2) FILING OFFICE FOR TRANSMITTING UTILITIES. The office in which to file a financing statement to perfect a security interest in collateral, including fixtures, of a transmitting utility is the office of the department of financial institutions. The financing statement also constitutes a fixture filing as to the collateral indicated in the financing statement which is or is to become fixtures.

Official source: Wisconsin State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Wisconsin statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.