North Carolina Secretary of State — Uniform Commercial Code is the verified filing authority or public service identified for this route. The captured standard UCC1 basis is $38 for a standard UCC1 of 1–2 pages; longer documents use the state page-count schedule. Submission method: Online or paper.
North Carolina UCC filing fee, authority, and official portals
- Responsible filing authority
- North Carolina Secretary of State — Uniform Commercial Code
- Standard UCC1 fee basis
- $38 for a standard UCC1 of 1–2 pages; longer documents use the state page-count schedule
- Submission method
- Online or paper
- Official filing source
- https://www.sosnc.gov/divisions/uniform_commercial_code/forms ↗
- Official UCC search
- https://www.sosnc.gov/online_services/search/by_title/_Federal_Tax_Liens ↗
- Jurisdiction
- North Carolina (NC)
What a UCC financing statement does
A UCC financing statement is a public-notice filing used in secured transactions. The filing office records the submitted notice; it does not decide the underlying contract, ownership, authorization, collateral value, priority dispute, or whether legal advice is required.
How to use the North Carolina UCC service
Confirm the correct filing office
Non-fixture UCC records generally use the central filing office; fixture filings can belong in county real-property records.
Use the current UCC1 or UCC3 form
Open the official filing source, select the correct record type, and follow the current debtor, secured-party, collateral, and acknowledgment instructions.
Calculate the full charge
$38 for a standard UCC1 of 1–2 pages; longer documents use the state page-count schedule. Review page, debtor, attachment, search, copy, card, county, and expedited charges before submitting.
Search and save the acknowledgment
Use the official search portal to locate public records. Keep the filing acknowledgment and verify that the indexed debtor and filing information match the submitted record.
Important conditions and exceptions
Ordinary financing statements are commonly associated with a five-year effectiveness period, but transmitting utilities, manufactured-home/public-finance transactions, agricultural liens, fixture filings, statutes outside Article 9, and local recording rules can operate differently. Use the current official instructions for the exact transaction.
Search North Carolina UCC records
The official search destination is https://www.sosnc.gov/online_services/search/by_title/_Federal_Tax_Liens ↗. Search logic may distinguish an individual debtor, organization debtor, filing number, secured party, active records, lapsed records, images, copies, or certified results. A free web result is not necessarily a certified UCC11 search response.
Source verification
Authority, filing channel, standard UCC1 fee basis, search destination, conditions, and exceptions are mapped to public sources.
- North Carolina Secretary of State — Uniform Commercial CodeOfficial UCC filing, fee, or search sourceOpen official source ↗
- National Association of Secretaries of StateNationwide state UCC filing-office directorynass.org ↗
North Carolina UCC filing and search answers
Who handles UCC filings in North Carolina?
North Carolina Secretary of State — Uniform Commercial Code
How much is a standard North Carolina UCC1 filing?
$38 for a standard UCC1 of 1–2 pages; longer documents use the state page-count schedule.
Where can I search North Carolina UCC records?
Use the official search destination linked on this page: https://www.sosnc.gov/online_services/search/by_title/_Federal_Tax_Liens.
Can I file a North Carolina UCC record on SecretaryOfStateUSA.com?
No. This private directory does not accept UCC filings, create security interests, or provide legal advice.
Does a UCC filing prove that a debt is valid?
No. A filing is a public-notice record. Legal effectiveness, priority, authorization, collateral, and debtor-name questions depend on the governing law and facts.
Are fixture filings always filed with the same state office?
Not always. Fixture, timber, as-extracted collateral, and other real-estate-related records may use a county or local real-property filing office.