PERMANENT RULES
Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: Amend WAC 308-391-106 Methods of payment, add option to pay by credit or debit card when conducting UCC transactions in person.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 308-391-106.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 62A.9A-526.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 09-23-019 on November 6, 2009.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: April 19, 2010.
Walt Fahrer
Rules Coordinator
OTS-2792.1
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 09-12-067, filed 5/29/09,
effective 6/29/09)
WAC 308-391-106
Methods of payment.
Filing fees and
search fees may be paid by the following methods:
(1) Cash. Payment in cash is accepted if paid in person at the filing office.
(2) Checks. Personal checks, cashier's checks, and money orders made payable to the filing office are accepted for payment provided that the drawer (or the issuer in the case of a cashier's check or money order) is deemed creditworthy by the filing office in its discretion. Checks may be made payable in an amount to be filled in by the filing office if the filing office is clearly authorized to fill in the amount.
(3) Electronic funds transfer. The filing office may accept payment via electronic funds transfer under National Automated Clearing House Association (NACHA) rules from remitters who have entered into appropriate NACHA-approved arrangements for electronic transfers with the UCC filing office and who authorize the relevant transfer under those arrangements and rules.
(4) Credit cards. The filing office accepts payment by
credit cards issued by approved issuers. Remitters must
provide the card number, the expiration date of the card, the
name of the card issuer, the name of the person or entity to
whom the card was issued, the billing address for the card,
and any other information required by the filing office to
complete the transaction. Payment will not be deemed tendered
until the issuer or its agent has ((confirmed)) authorized
payment. This method of payment is accepted for on-line
services ((only)) and in person at the public service counter.
(5) The filing office accepts payment for bulk data by check or electronic funds transfer, except weekly updates which must be paid by electronic funds transfer.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 62A.9A-526, chapters 60.68, 60.13, and 9A.82 RCW. 09-12-067, § 308-391-106, filed 5/29/09, effective 6/29/09.]