Uniform Commercial Code (UCC)
The Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) applies to any transaction intended to create a security interest in personal property. This interest can be viewed as a lien on personal property. Information is provided on these records to the lending community for the purpose of determining loan agreements.
Minnesota has a central filing system. UCC documents are filed with the Polk County Recorder acting as a satellite of the Minnesota Secretary of State’s Office.
The Central Notification System (CNS) is a method for buyers of farm products to receive information about outstanding liens against farm products that they buy. As of February 1, 2007 all customer inquiries regarding the filing and searching of CNS are handled by the Office of the Secretary of State. Forms are updated with the latest changes and are available from the Secretary of State web site www.sos.state.mn.us .
UCC Fee Schedule
Minnesota Central Filing System
Uniform Commercial Code Fee Schedule
Effective July 1, 2005
UCC Financing Statement Original Filing |
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$ 20.00 |
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UCC Financing Statement Amendment |
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$ 20.00 |
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Fixture Finance Statement (UCC-2) |
(Real Estate Department) |
$ 46.00 |
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Tax Lien Search |
Per name |
$ 20.00 |
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Termination |
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$ 20.00 |
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Standard Certified Information Requests |
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With copies - per name |
$ 20.00 |
Without Copies - per name |
$ 20.00 |
Limited - per name |
$ 20.00 |
Enhanced Inquiry |
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With copies - per name |
$ 20.00 |
Without Copies - per name |
$ 20.00 |
Limited - per name |
$ 20.00 |
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Tax Liens
Tax Liens are filed by State and Federal government agencies by taxpayer name.
The Recorder’s Office staff can do a Tax Lien Search at a $20 charge per name or you can come to the office to view the records yourself at no cost. In most cases, Tax Liens are not indexed against a parcel of land; they are indexed by taxpayer name. When an abstract is brought up to date, abstractors search by name and by legal description. Therefore, tax liens appear in abstracts even when they are not indexed by legal description in the Recorder’s Office. |