Oregon keeps UCC records in one place: the Corporation Division of the Secretary of State, in Salem. The UCC section of its website has pages for filing, for searching the record and for requesting copies. A lender files there, and a buyer or banker looks there.
One thing is missing from this page, and it is the price list. The fee figures are on the office's UCC Forms and Fees page. We have not confirmed the current amounts, so check them there before you file. The wider office is covered in the Oregon office guide.
Who is the Oregon UCC filing office?
The UCC office sits at the Public Service Building, 255 Capitol St. NE, Suite 151, in Salem. The front desk takes walk ins Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The contact center answers phones Monday to Thursday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Friday from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
| Who takes UCC filings | Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division, Public Service Building, Salem (sos.oregon.gov, checked ) |
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| Search UCC records | sos.oregon.gov/business/ucc/Pages/default.aspx (sos.oregon.gov, checked ) |
| Filing online | File a UCC online, with forms also available as PDF (sos.oregon.gov, checked ) |
| UCC forms | sos.oregon.gov/business/ucc/pages/ucc-forms.aspx (sos.oregon.gov, checked ) |
| Processing time | The office lists online UCC filings as processed now, against 1 to 3 business days for Business Registry filings (sos.oregon.gov, checked ) |
| Worth knowing | The office treats copies of UCC filings as original filings, so send only one form. (sos.oregon.gov, checked ) |
How to search Oregon UCC records
The UCC page groups its search tools under one heading. The tools are the UCC Record Search, UCC Search Help, the Farm Products Master List and the Ending Noise Words List.
- Open the UCC page on the Secretary of State site.
- Choose UCC Record Search.
- Enter the debtor name as you would on a financing statement.
- Read UCC Search Help if a name does not match.
The noise words list is there to help with name matching, so look at it if a search finds nothing. Our UCC search guide explains why a debtor name search is a match on the name and not on an address.
How to file a UCC in Oregon
Online filing comes first on the page. The office lists File a UCC online beside the UCC forms and the UCC renewal report. If you prefer paper, the forms are PDF files that you print and send.
Whichever way you file, send one form only. The office treats a copy as an original filing, so a duplicate sent as a courtesy can be filed too. The acknowledgment section of the form tells the office where to return the filed document. Our UCC-1 filing guide shows what goes on the form.
How long does a filing take?
The office posts a Where's My Form box on its pages. It lists online UCC filings as processed now, and it lists mailed and faxed UCC filings with a processing date. Business Registry filings, which cover companies and not liens, are listed at 1 to 3 business days. The dates change daily, so read the box on the day you send.
A farm products rule
Oregon runs a central filing system for farm products. To get clear title protection under it, a buyer, commission merchant or selling agent must register with the Secretary of State and get a waiver of the specific farm product from the secured party listed on the master list. The registration form is FPR-1. A farm products financing statement has its own form, EFS-1.
If you want help, you can ask our private filing service. State fees are separate, and you can search or file at the state yourself.
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- sos.oregon.gov/business/Pages/faq.aspx: division, street address, hours, processing time, registered agent rule. Checked .
- sos.oregon.gov/Pages/default.aspx: officeholder. Checked .
- sos.oregon.gov/business/Documents/business-registry-forms/br-fee-schedule.pdf: mailing address, phone, LLC filing fee, corporation filing fee, nonprofit filing fee, foreign LLC fee, report fee, assumed names (DBA). Checked .
- sos.oregon.gov/business/pages/find.aspx: business search, search fields. Checked .
- sos.oregon.gov/business/Pages/name-availability-help.aspx: name check, search disclaimer, name rule, status terms. Checked .
- sos.oregon.gov/business/information-center/pages/select-business-name-structure.aspx: LLC name endings. Checked .
- www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors060.html: corporation name endings. Checked .
- www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors063.html: restricted words. Checked .
- sos.oregon.gov/business/Documents/business-registry-forms/name-reservation.pdf: name reservation fee, name reservation term, name reservation form. Checked .
- sos.oregon.gov/business/pages/obr-annual-report-renewal.aspx: report due date, online filing. Checked .
- sos.oregon.gov/business/register/pages/business-registry-certificates.aspx: good standing certificate, certificate fee, certificate ordering. Checked .
- sos.oregon.gov/business/Pages/associated-name-search.aspx: search tips. Checked .
- sos.oregon.gov/business/ucc/Pages/default.aspx: who takes ucc filings, search ucc records, filing online, processing time. Checked .
- sos.oregon.gov/business/ucc/pages/ucc-forms.aspx: ucc forms, worth knowing. Checked .