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HomeCommercial CodeDiv. 9Ch. 5§ 9517 Filing Office Indexing Errors

§ 9517 Filing Office Indexing Errors

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§ 9517 Filing Office Indexing Errors

Key Takeaways

  • •If the government office makes a mistake in filing your papers, it doesn’t make your papers invalid.
  • •Your documents are still good even if the office messes up how they organize them.
  • •You don’t have to worry about small filing errors ruining your important papers.

Example

You file papers to start a business, but the office puts them in the wrong folder.

Even if the office mixes up where they put your papers, your business is still officially registered. The mistake doesn’t cancel your filing.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 9517 Filing Office Indexing Errors

The failure of the filing office to index a record correctly does not affect the effectiveness of the filed record. (Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 991, Sec. 35. Effective January 1, 2000. Operative July 1, 2001, by Sec. 75 of Ch. 991 and Section 9701.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

filing officeindexfiled recordeffectiveness

Related Statutes

  • § 9519 Filing Office Record Requirements
  • § 9510 Filing Requirements For Records
  • § 9516 Filing Office Record Acceptance
  • § 9520 Filing Office Refusal Rules
  • § 9521 Financing Statement Acceptance Rules

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Commercial Code. Section 9517.
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