(1) If a person that files a written record requests an acknowledgment of the filing, the filing office shall send an image of the record showing the number assigned to the record pursuant to ORS 79.0519 (1)(a) and the date and time of the filing of the record to the person indicated on the financing statement or amendment as the person to whom the acknowledgment should be sent or, if no person is so indicated, to the secured party or the person filing the written record. However, if the person furnishes a copy of the record to the filing office, the filing office may instead:
(a) Note upon the copy the number assigned to the record pursuant to ORS 79.0519 (1)(a) and the date and time of the filing of the record; and
(b) Send the copy to the person indicated on the financing statement or amendment as the person to whom the acknowledgment should be sent or, if no person is so indicated, to the secured party or the person filing the written record.
(2) If a person files a record other than a written record, the filing office shall communicate an acknowledgment to the person indicated on the financing statement or amendment as the person to whom the acknowledgment should be sent or, if no person is so indicated, to the secured party or the person filing the record. The acknowledgment shall provide:
(a) The information in the record;
(b) The number assigned to the record pursuant to ORS 79.0519 (1)(a); and
(c) The date and time of the filing of the record.
(3) The filing office shall communicate or otherwise make available in a record the following information to any person that requests it:
(a) Whether there is on file on a date and time specified by the filing office, but not a date earlier than five business days before the filing office receives the request, any financing statement that:
(A) Designates a particular debtor or, if the request so states, designates a particular debtor at the address specified in the request;
(B) Has not lapsed under ORS 79.0515 with respect to all secured parties of record; and
(C) If the request so states, has lapsed under ORS 79.0515 and a record of which is maintained by the filing office under ORS 79.0522 (1);
(b) The date and time of filing of each financing statement;
(c) The information provided in each financing statement; and
(d) All notices of federal lien or certificates or notices affecting a lien, if any, filed under ORS 87.806 to 87.831 for a particular person whose name is identical to the particular debtor named in the financing statement.
(4) In complying with its duty under subsection (3) of this section, the filing office may communicate information in any medium. However, if requested, the filing office shall communicate information by issuing a record that can be admitted into evidence in the courts of this state without extrinsic evidence of its authenticity.
(5) The filing office described in ORS 79.0501 (1)(b) shall perform the acts required by subsections (1) to (4) of this section at the time and in the manner prescribed by filing-office rule, but not later than two business days after the filing office receives the request or, if the request is delivered by mail, not later than four business days after the filing office receives the request.
(6) At least every two weeks, the filing office described in ORS 79.0501 (1)(b) shall offer to sell or license to the public on a nonexclusive basis, in bulk, copies of all records filed in it under ORS 79.0501 to 79.0528. The filing office shall offer the copies of any record in the medium in which the filing office maintains the record. The filing office may offer the copies in additional media. [2001 c.445 §94; 2003 c.14 §31]
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