Effective Date of Rule: February 11, 2008.

     Purpose:

•	Provide free online searching of UCC data.

•	Reduce fees for search results mailed from the UCC office.

•	Reduce fees for online filing of UCC financing statements and liens.

•	Increase fees for paper filing of UCC financing statements and liens.

     Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 308-390-105.

     Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 62A.9A-526.

     Other Authority: Chapters 60.11, 60.13, 60.68 RCW, RCW 43.24.086.

      Adopted under notice filed as WSR 07-20-117 on October 3, 2007.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0;      Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Date Adopted: November 9, 2007.

Nancy Skewis

Administrator

OTS-1094.1

AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 04-15-100, filed 7/19/04, effective 8/19/04)

WAC 308-390-105   Fees.   (1) The fee for filing and indexing a UCC ((document)) record of one or two pages communicated on paper ((or in a paper-based format is $13.28)) is $15.00. If there are additional pages, the fee is $1.00 for each additional page. ((But)) The fee for filing and indexing a UCC ((document)) record communicated by a medium authorized by these rules which is other than on paper ((or in a paper-based format shall be $10.00)) is $8.00.

     (2) ((For an initial financing statement that indicates that it is filed in connection with a public-finance transaction or in connection with a manufactured-home transaction will be filed at the fee provided in subsection (1) of this section.

     (3))) UCC search fee. The fee for processing a UCC search request communicated on paper ((or in a paper-based format is $18.80)) is $10.00. The fee for ((filing and indexing)) processing a UCC search request communicated by a medium authorized by these rules which is other than on paper ((or in a paper-based format shall be $15.00)) is $0.00.

     (((4))) (3) UCC search(( -- )) with copies. The fee for a UCC search and copies of all relevant ((documents)) records is (($26.57)) $15.00.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 62A.9A-526, chapters 60.11, 60.13, 60.68 RCW. 04-15-100, § 308-390-105, filed 7/19/04, effective 8/19/04. Statutory Authority: Chapters 62A.9, 60.11, 60.13, 60.68, and 62A.9A RCW. 01-10-056, § 308-390-105, filed 4/27/01, effective 7/1/01.]

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