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An Act To Increase Consumer Protections
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 11 MRSA §9-1516, sub-§(2), ¶¶(f) and (g), as enacted by PL 1999, c. 699, Pt. A, §2 and affected by §4, are amended to read:
 
(f).  In the case of an assignment reflected in an initial financing statement under section 9-1514, subsection (1) or an amendment filed under section 9-1514, subsection (2), the record does not provide a name and mailing address for the assignee; or
 
(g).  In the case of a continuation statement, the record is not filed within the 6-month period prescribed by section 9-1515, subsection (4).;
Sec. 2.  11 MRSA §9-1516, sub-§(2), ¶¶(h) and (i)  are enacted to read:
 
(h).  The record is fraudulent or appears to be fraudulent; or
 
(i).  The record pertains to matter outside of the scope of this Title.
Sec. 3.  11 MRSA §9-1520, sub-§(5)  is enacted to read:
 
(5).      A refusal to file a record by a filing office under this section is a final agency action for purposes of Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 7.
 
SUMMARY
This bill amends the Uniform Commercial Code. Under the bill, a filing office may refuse to file a record on the basis that the record is fraudulent or appears to be fraudulent and that the record pertains to a matter outside of the scope of the Uniform Commercial Code. This bill also clarifies that a filing office's refusal to file a record is a final agency action subject to judicial review under the Maine Administrative Procedure Act.