# COMAR Title 18 — Department of Assessments and Taxation

## Subtitle 14 — Uniform Commercial Code

### Chapter 02 — Refusal of Records

#### Regulation .01 Grounds for Refusal.

*COMAR 18.14.02.01*

A. The grounds for refusal by the filing office to accept a record for filing are listed in Commercial Law Article, §9-516, Annotated Code of Maryland.

B. Multiple Debtor Record. If the initial financing statement or an amendment contains more than one debtor name or address and some names or addresses are missing or illegible, the filing office shall accept only the debtors with legible name or names and address pairings.

C. Multiple Secured Party or Parties Record. If the initial financing statement or an amendment contains more than one secured party or assignee name or address and some names or addresses are missing or illegible, the filing office shall accept only the legible name or names and address pairings.

D. Remitter Responsibility. It is the responsibility of the remitter to insure the accuracy and completeness of the record in §§B and C of this regulation by performing a subsequent inspection of the public record once indexed.