44.6.202    EFFECTIVE DATE AND TIME

(1) Any lien notice or amendment delivered by the postal service by 4:00 p.m. has an effective time and date of 8:00 a.m. on the delivery date. Any lien notice or amendment delivered by facsimile, walk-in, or express delivery service by 4:00 p.m. has an effective time and date consistent with the delivery date and time. 

(2) Any lien notice or amendment delivered by the postal service, facsimile, walk-in, or express delivery service received after 4:00 p.m. has an effective time and date of 8:00 a.m. the next business day.

(3) Any lien notice or amendment filed online through the Secretary of State's electronic filing system will receive the effective date and time the same as it was successfully recorded in the UCC database.

History: 2-15-404, 30-9A-526, MCA; IMP, 2-15-401, 2-15-404, 30-9A-519, 71-3-125, MCA; NEW, 2002 MAR p. 1668, Eff. 6/14/02; AMD, 2015 MAR p. 1764, Eff. 10/16/15.