SECTION 95.105. Expedited Services

(a) Description of expedited service and fee.

(1) Expedited service and fees for filings - per page copies. Upon the request of any person, the filing office will expedite the filing of any document submitted to the Uniform Commercial Code Section. Generally, the filing of any such document shall occur before the close of business on the next business day following the document's date of receipt. The fee for this service is pursuant to §405.032, Texas Government Code. Charges for copies that accompany this service are pursuant to §552.261, Texas Government Code, and §71.7 of this title (relating to Requests to Transmit Documents by FAX Machine; Fee).

(2) Expedited service for UCC search request - per page copies. Upon the request of any person, the filing office will expedite the handling of a UCC search request, with or without copies, that is submitted to the Uniform Commercial Code Section. Generally, the expedited request will be processed before the close of business on the next business day following the document's date of receipt. The fee for this service is pursuant to §405.032, Texas Government Code. Charges for copies that accompany this service are pursuant to §552.261, Texas Government Code, and §71.7 of this title. A completed expedited search request may be mailed, faxed, or picked up in person.

(b) How to request expedited service.

(1) Expedited filing. UCC records presented in person or by fax are treated as an expedited filing.

(2) Expedited UCC search request. Requests for UCC records may be submitted by mail, telephone, fax, or in person.

Source Note: The provisions of this §95.105 adopted to be effective July 1, 2012, 37 TexReg 4571