UCC is our "industry slang" for Uniform Commercial Code.

These documents are liens which, when filed with the Secretary of State or recorded with the County Recorder of Deeds, serve to “perfect" the security interest of the lender against the borrower and the listed collateral. These documents are not permanent record but actually expire five years from the filing/recording date unless a UCC "continuation" is filed/recorded. This is allowed, by statute, to be done during a specific time period immediately preceding the expiration date.

Per statute, as of 1 July 2001, the Missouri Secretary of State assumed the duties of UCC filings. From that date forward only UCC’s which affect real estate are accepted by County Recorder’s of Deeds. These UCC’s are recorded into the Land Records. They are no longer filed as UCC records.

If you have questions about filing UCC’s you may contact the Missouri Secretary of State at 573-751-2360.

For questions regarding recording real estate UCC’s please call 636-949-7505 option 5.