The failure of the filing office to index a record correctly does not affect the effectiveness of the filed record.
(Oct. 26, 2000, D.C. Law 13-201, § 101, 47 DCR 7576.)
1. Source. New.
2. Effectiveness of Mis-Indexed Records. This section provides that the filing office’s error in mis-indexing a record does not render ineffective an otherwise effective record. As did former Section 9-401, this section imposes the risk of filing-office error on those who search the files rather than on those who file.
Structure District of Columbia Code
Title 28 - Commercial Instruments and Transactions. [Enacted title]
Subtitle I - Uniform Commercial Code
Article 9 - Secured Transactions
Subpart 1 - Filing Office; Contents and Effectiveness of Financing Statement
§ 28:9–503. Name of debtor and secured party
§ 28:9–504. Indication of collateral
§ 28:9–506. Effect of errors or omissions
§ 28:9–507. Effect of certain events on effectiveness of financing statement
§ 28:9–508. Effectiveness of financing statement if new debtor becomes bound by security agreement
§ 28:9–509. Persons entitled to file a record
§ 28:9–510. Effectiveness of filed record
§ 28:9–511. Secured party of record
§ 28:9–512. Amendment of financing statement
§ 28:9–513. Termination statement
§ 28:9–514. Assignment of powers of secured party of record
§ 28:9–515. Duration and effectiveness of financing statement; effect of lapsed financing statement
§ 28:9–516. What constitutes filing; effectiveness of filing
§ 28:9–517. Effect of indexing errors
§ 28:9–518. Claim concerning inaccurate or wrongfully filed record