409.409(2)
(2) Limitation on ineffectiveness under sub. (1). To the extent that a term in a letter of credit is ineffective under
sub. (1) but would be effective under law other than this chapter or a custom or practice applicable to the letter of credit, to the transfer of a right to draw or otherwise demand performance under the letter of credit, or to the assignment of a right to proceeds of the letter of credit, the creation, attachment, or perfection of a security interest in the letter-of-credit right:
409.409(2)(a)
(a) Is not enforceable against the applicant, issuer, nominated person, or transferee beneficiary;
409.409(2)(b)
(b) Imposes no duties or obligations on the applicant, issuer, nominated person, or transferee beneficiary; and
409.409(2)(c)
(c) Does not require the applicant, issuer, nominated person, or transferee beneficiary to recognize the security interest, pay or render performance to the secured party, or accept payment or other performance from the secured party.
409.409 History
History: 2001 a. 10.
FILING
409.501(1)(1)
Filing offices. Except as otherwise provided in
sub. (2), 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:
409.501(1)(a)
(a) The office designated for the filing or recording of a record of a mortgage on the related real property, if:
409.501(1)(a)1.
1. The collateral is as-extracted collateral or timber to be cut; or
409.501(1)(a)2.
2. The financing statement is filed as a fixture filing and the collateral is goods that are or are to become fixtures; or
409.501(1)(b)
(b) The office of the department of financial institutions or any office duly authorized by the department, 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.
409.501(2)
(2) Filing office for transmitting utilities. 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 department of financial institutions. The financing statement also constitutes a fixture filing as to the collateral indicated in the financing statement which is or is to become fixtures.
409.501 History
History: 2001 a. 10.
409.502
409.502
Contents of financing statement; record of mortgage as financing statement; time of filing financing statement. 409.502(1)(1)
Sufficiency of financing statement. Subject to
sub. (2), a financing statement is sufficient only if it:
409.502(1)(b)
(b) Provides the name of the secured party or a representative of the secured party; and
409.502(1)(c)
(c) Indicates the collateral covered by the financing statement.
409.502(2)
(2) Real-property-related financing statements. Except as otherwise provided in
s. 409.501 (2), to be sufficient, a financing statement that covers as-extracted collateral or timber to be cut, or which is filed as a fixture filing and covers goods that are or are to become fixtures, must satisfy
sub. (1) and also:
409.502(2)(a)
(a) Indicate that it covers this type of collateral;
409.502(2)(b)
(b) Indicate that it is to be filed for record in the real property records;
409.502(2)(c)
(c) Provide a description of the real property to which the collateral is related sufficient to give constructive notice of a mortgage under the law of this state if the description were contained in a record of the mortgage of the real property; and
409.502(2)(d)
(d) If the debtor does not have an interest of record in the real property, provide the name of a record owner.
409.502(3)
(3) Record of mortgage as financing statement. A record of a mortgage is effective, from the date of recording, as a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or as a financing statement covering as-extracted collateral or timber to be cut only if:
409.502(3)(a)
(a) The record indicates the goods or accounts that it covers;
409.502(3)(b)
(b) The goods are or are to become fixtures related to the real property described in the record or the collateral is related to the real property described in the record and is as-extracted collateral or timber to be cut;
409.502(3)(c)
(c) The record satisfies the requirements for a financing statement in this section other than an indication that it is to be filed in the real property records; and
409.502(4)
(4) Filing before security agreement or attachment. A financing statement may be filed before a security agreement is made or a security interest otherwise attaches.
409.502 History
History: 2001 a. 10.
409.502 Annotation
Financing Statements Under Revised UCC Article 9. Ireland. Wis. Law. Aug. 2001.
409.503
409.503
Name of debtor and secured party. 409.503(1)
(1)
Sufficiency of debtor's name. A financing statement sufficiently provides the name of the debtor:
409.503(1)(a)
(a) If the debtor is a registered organization, only if the financing statement provides the name of the debtor indicated on the public record of the debtor's jurisdiction of organization which shows the debtor to have been organized;
409.503(1)(b)
(b) If the debtor is a decedent's estate, only if the financing statement provides the name of the decedent and indicates that the debtor is an estate;
409.503(1)(c)
(c) If the debtor is a trust or a trustee acting with respect to property held in trust, only if the financing statement:
409.503(1)(c)1.
1. Provides the name specified for the trust in its organic documents or, if no name is specified, provides the name of the settlor and additional information sufficient to distinguish the debtor from other trusts having one or more of the same settlors; and
409.503(1)(c)2.
2. Indicates, in the debtor's name or otherwise, that the debtor is a trust or is a trustee acting with respect to property held in trust; and
409.503(1)(d)1.
1. If the debtor has a name, only if it provides the individual or organizational name of the debtor; and
409.503(1)(d)2.
2. If the debtor does not have a name, only if it provides the names of the partners, members, associates, or other persons comprising the debtor.
409.503(2)
(2) Additional debtor-related information. A financing statement that provides the name of the debtor in accordance with
sub. (1) is not rendered ineffective by the absence of:
409.503(2)(b)
(b) Unless required under
sub. (1) (d) 2., names of partners, members, associates, or other persons comprising the debtor.
409.503(3)
(3) Debtor's trade name insufficient. A financing statement that provides only the debtor's trade name does not sufficiently provide the name of the debtor.
409.503(4)
(4) Representative capacity. Failure to indicate the representative capacity of a secured party or representative of a secured party does not affect the sufficiency of a financing statement.
409.503(5)
(5) Multiple debtors and secured parties. A financing statement may provide the name of more than one debtor and the name of more than one secured party.
409.503 History
History: 2001 a. 10.
409.503 Annotation
A creditor's filing statement became "seriously misleading" after the debtors' name change and so was insufficient to perfect a security interest in property acquired more than 4 months after the name change. First Agri Services, Inc. v. Kahl,
129 Wis. 2d 464,
385 N.W.2d 191 (Ct. App. 1986).
409.503 Note
NOTE: The above annotated materials cite to the pre-
2001 Wis. Act 10 version of ch. 409.
409.504
409.504
Indication of collateral. A financing statement sufficiently indicates the collateral that it covers if the financing statement provides:
409.504(2)
(2) An indication that the financing statement covers all assets or all personal property.
409.504 History
History: 2001 a. 10.
409.505
409.505
Filing and compliance with other statutes and treaties for consignments, leases, other bailments, and other transactions. 409.505(1)(1)
Use of terms other than debtor and secured party. A consignor, lessor, or other bailor of goods, a licensor, or a buyer of a payment intangible or promissory note may file a financing statement, or may comply with a statute or treaty described in
s. 409.311 (1), using the terms "consignor", "consignee", "lessor", "lessee", "bailor", "bailee", "licensor", "licensee", "owner", "registered owner", "buyer", "seller", or words of similar import, instead of the terms "secured party" and "debtor".
409.505(2)
(2) Effect of financing statement under sub. (1). This subchapter applies to the filing of a financing statement under
sub. (1) and, as appropriate, to compliance that is equivalent to filing a financing statement under
s. 409.311 (2), but the filing or compliance is not of itself a factor in determining whether the collateral secures an obligation. If it is determined for another reason that the collateral secures an obligation, a security interest held by the consignor, lessor, bailor, licensor, owner, or buyer which attaches to the collateral is perfected by the filing or compliance
409.505 History
History: 2001 a. 10.
409.506
409.506
Effect of errors or omissions. 409.506(1)
(1)
Minor errors and omissions. A financing statement substantially satisfying the requirements of this subchapter is effective, even if it has minor errors or omissions, unless the errors or omissions make the financing statement seriously misleading.
409.506(2)
(2) Financing statement seriously misleading. Except as otherwise provided in
sub. (3), a financing statement that fails sufficiently to provide the name of the debtor in accordance with
s. 409.503 (1) is seriously misleading.
409.506(3)
(3) Financing statement not seriously misleading. If a search of the records of the filing office under the debtor's correct name, using the filing office's standard search logic, if any, would disclose a financing statement that fails sufficiently to provide the name of the debtor in accordance with
s. 409.503 (1), the name provided does not make the financing statement seriously misleading.
409.506(4)
(4) Debtor's correct name. For purposes of
s. 409.508 (2), the "debtor's correct name" in
sub. (3) means the correct name of the new debtor.
409.506 History
History: 2001 a. 10.
409.506 Annotation
A creditor's filing statement became "seriously misleading" after the debtors' name change and so was insufficient to perfect a security interest in property acquired more than 4 months after the name change. First Agri Services, Inc. v. Kahl,
129 Wis. 2d 464,
385 N.W.2d 191 (Ct. App. 1986).
409.506 Annotation
A wrong statement of section, township, range and county where crops were grown was not minor, and, without directing further inquiry, was insufficient. Whether a party is misled by the description is not part of the inquiry under s. 409.110 or 409.402. Smith & Spindahl Enterprises, Inc. v. Lee,
206 Wis. 2d 662,
557 N.W.2d 865 (Ct. App. 1996).
409.506 Note
NOTE: The above annotated materials cite to the pre-
2001 Wis. Act 10 version of ch. 409.
409.507
409.507
Effect of certain events on effectiveness of financing statement. 409.507(1)(1)
Disposition. A filed financing statement remains effective with respect to collateral that is sold, exchanged, leased, licensed, or otherwise disposed of and in which a security interest or agricultural lien continues, even if the secured party knows of or consents to the disposition.
409.507(2)
(2) Information becoming seriously misleading. Except as otherwise provided in
sub. (3) and
s. 409.508, a financing statement is not rendered ineffective if, after the financing statement is filed, the information provided in the financing statement becomes seriously misleading under
s. 409.506.
409.507(3)
(3) Change in debtor's name. If a debtor so changes its name that a filed financing statement becomes seriously misleading under
s. 409.506:
409.507(3)(a)
(a) The financing statement is effective to perfect a security interest in collateral acquired by the debtor before, or within 4 months after, the change; and
409.507(3)(b)
(b) The financing statement is not effective to perfect a security interest in collateral acquired by the debtor more than 4 months after the change, unless an amendment to the financing statement which renders the financing statement not seriously misleading is filed within 4 months after the change.
409.507 History
History: 2001 a. 10.
409.508
409.508
Effectiveness of financing statement if new debtor becomes bound by security agreement. 409.508(1)
(1)
Financing statement naming original debtor. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a filed financing statement naming an original debtor is effective to perfect a security interest in collateral in which a new debtor has or acquires rights to the extent that the financing statement would have been effective had the original debtor acquired rights in the collateral.
409.508(2)
(2) Financing statement becoming seriously misleading. If the difference between the name of the original debtor and that of the new debtor causes a filed financing statement that is effective under
sub. (1) to be seriously misleading under
s. 409.506:
409.508(2)(a)
(a) The financing statement is effective to perfect a security interest in collateral acquired by the new debtor before, and within 4 months after, the new debtor becomes bound under
s. 409.203 (4); and
409.508(2)(b)
(b) The financing statement is not effective to perfect a security interest in collateral acquired by the new debtor more than 4 months after the new debtor becomes bound under
s. 409.203 (4) unless an initial financing statement providing the name of the new debtor is filed before the expiration of that time.
409.508(3)
(3) When section not applicable. This section does not apply to collateral as to which a filed financing statement remains effective against the new debtor under
s. 409.507 (1).
409.508 History
History: 2001 a. 10.
409.509
409.509
Persons entitled to file a record. 409.509(1)
(1)
Person entitled to file record. A person may file an initial financing statement, amendment that adds collateral covered by a financing statement, or amendment that adds a debtor to a financing statement only if:
409.509(1)(a)
(a) The debtor authorizes the filing in an authenticated record or pursuant to
sub. (2) or
(3); or
409.509(1)(b)
(b) The person holds an agricultural lien that has become effective at the time of filing and the financing statement covers only collateral in which the person holds an agricultural lien.
409.509(2)
(2) Security agreement as authorization. By authenticating or becoming bound as debtor by a security agreement, a debtor or new debtor authorizes the filing of an initial financing statement, and an amendment, covering:
409.509(2)(a)
(a) The collateral described in the security agreement; and
