Ohio Code § 1309.501
Ohio Code § 1309.501. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 1309.501.
(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, if the local law of this state
governs perfection of a security interest or agricultural lien, the office in which
to file a financing statement to perfect the security interest or agricultural lien
is: (1) The office designated for the filing or recording of a record of a mortgage on the
related real property, if: (a) The collateral is as-extracted collateral or timber to be cut; or (b) The financing statement is filed as a fixture filing, and the collateral is goods
that are or are to become fixtures. (2) The office of the secretary of state or any office duly authorized by the secretary
of state, in all other cases, including a case in which the collateral is goods that
are or are to become fixtures, and the financing statement is not filed as a fixture
filing. (B) The office in which to file a financing statement to perfect a security interest
in collateral, including fixtures, of a transmitting utility is the office of the
secretary of state. The financing statement also constitutes a fixture filing as to the collateral indicated
in the financing statement that is or is to become fixtures.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 1309.501
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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