UCC Related Regulations Chapter 5 of Title 9 DCMR Section 513, Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) Article 9 filings: 513.6 Filing Fees 9 DCMR §336.2(b) sets basic fees for filing and indexing initial financing statements and other related documents for both, paper or electronic filings. These documents include, but are not limited to: Security Agreements (chattels)    Financing Statements Continuation Statements Termination Statements Assignment of Financing Statements Partial Release of Financing Statements Release of Financing Statements Statements of Release Amendments, re-recordings and corrections to security, financing, continuation, termination, assignments, and release statements 513.7 Method of Payments Filing fees and fees for public records services may be paid by the following methods: (a) Cash - The Recorder of Deeds discourages cash payment unless made in person to the cashier at the filing office; (b) Checks - Checks made payable to the DC Treasurer will be accepted for payment; (c) Credit Cards - The Recorder of Deeds accepts payments using credit cards only for those filings made electronically. Filing parties shall provide the recording office agent with the card number, expiration date of the card, the name of the card issuer, the name of the person or entity to whom the card was issued and the billing address for the card. Payments will not be deemed tendered until the issuer or its agent has confirmed to the recording office or its agent that payment will be forth coming. 513.8 The Duties and Responsibilities of the Recording Office with respect to the administration of the UCC are ministerial In accepting for filing or refusing to file a UCC document pursuant to these rules, the filing office does not determine the legal sufficiency or insufficiency of a document; Determine whether or not a security interest in collateral exists; or Determine that information in the document is correct or incorrect, in whole or in part. 513.9 Grounds for Refusal of UCC Documents The grounds for refusal by the filing office are set forth in Revised UCC Section 28: 9-516(b). 513.10 Time Limit The recording office shall determine whether criteria exist to refuse acceptance of any UCC Article 9 document recording not later than the second business day after the date the document would have been filed had it been accepted for filing and shall index a UCC document not so refused within the same time period. 513.11 Procedure Upon Refusal If the recording office finds grounds under the rules to refuse acceptance of a UCC document, the filing office shall return the document to the filing party. The recording office shall send a notice that contains the date and time the document would have been filed had it been accepted for filing and a brief description of the reason for refusal to accept the document under the rules. The notice shall be sent to a secured party or the filing party no later than the second (2nd) business day after the determination to refuse acceptance of the document. A refund may be delivered with the notice or under separate cover.