Virginia Law

A. Filing fees and fees for services provided under this chapter are as follows:

1. The fee for filing a UCC record is $20.

2. The fee for submitting a UCC search request is $7.00.

3. There is no fee for furnishing a paper copy of a UCC record of 25 or fewer pages. The fee for furnishing a paper copy of a UCC record that exceeds 25 pages is $10. For certifying a copy, the fee for the certificate and affixing thereto the seal of the commission or a facsimile thereof is $6.00.

B. Filing fees may be paid by the following methods:

1. Payment by debit or credit card of a type approved by the filing office shall be accepted for the filing or submission of a document delivered to the filing office for filing by authorized electronic delivery method.

2. The filing office may accept payment via electronic funds under National Automated Clearing House Association (NACHA) rules from remitters who have entered into appropriate NACHA-approved arrangements for such transfers and who authorize the relevant transfer pursuant to such arrangements and rules.

C. Fees for services provided under this chapter may be paid by the following methods:

1. Payment by debit or credit card of a type approved by the filing office for services requested by authorized electronic delivery method or in person at the filing office.

2. Personal check, cashier's check, and money order made payable to the State Corporation Commission or Treasurer of Virginia shall be accepted for services requested by personal, courier, or postal delivery, or in person at the filing office, if drawn on a bank acceptable to the filing office or if the drawer is acceptable to the filing office.

D. In case of hardship or other good cause, the filing office may allow for the payment of fees by an alternate method of payment. Such payment may only occur after the filer has received prior approval from the filing office.

E. The filing office shall notify the remitter of the amount of any overpayment exceeding $24.99 and send the remitter the appropriate procedure and form for requesting a refund. The filing office shall refund an overpayment of $24.99 or less only upon the written request of the remitter. A request for a refund shall be delivered to the filing office within 12 months from the date of payment.

F. Upon receipt of a UCC record with an insufficient filing fee, the filing office shall return the UCC record to the remitter with a notice stating the deficiency and may retain the filing fee.

G. A filing may be voided by the filing office if the filing fee payment that is submitted by the remitter is dishonored, declined, refused, reversed, charged back to the commission, returned to the commission unpaid, or otherwise rejected for any reason by a financial institution or other third party, and after notice from the filing office, the remitter fails to submit a valid payment for the filing fee and any penalties.

H. A notice of lien, certificate and other notice affecting a federal tax lien or other federal lien presented to the filing office pursuant to the provisions of the Uniform Federal Lien Registration Act (§ 55-142.1 et seq. of the Code of Virginia) shall be treated as the most analogous UCC record unless the Uniform Federal Lien Registration Act or federal law provides otherwise.