105.030 - Presentation of security instrument for filing constitutes perfection and notice; requirements for filing; applicability of Uniform Commercial Code—Secured Transactions. - Nevada Statutes

105.030  Presentation of security instrument for filing constitutes perfection and notice; requirements for filing; applicability of Uniform Commercial Code—Secured Transactions.

      1.  Presentation of a security instrument to the Secretary of State or a county recorder for filing and tender of the statutory filing fee or acceptance of the security instrument by the Secretary of State or county recorder, if the security instrument states conspicuously on its title page: “This Instrument Grants A Security Interest By A Public Utility” constitutes:

      (a) Perfection of a security interest created by the security instrument in any personal property, including goods which are, or are to become, fixtures, in which a security interest may be perfected by filing pursuant to NRS 104.9101 to 104.9709, inclusive, located in this state or in the county and owned by the public utility when the security instrument was executed or to be acquired by the public utility after execution of the security instrument; and

      (b) Notice to all persons of the existence of the security instrument and the interest granted therein, as security, in any real property or fixtures thereon, or to be placed thereon, located in this state or in the county and owned by the public utility when the security instrument was executed or to be acquired by the public utility after the execution of the security instrument if the security instrument is proved or acknowledged and certified as required by law for the recording of conveyances of real property.

      2.  The filed security instrument must:

      (a) Identify the property by type, character or description if it is presently owned personal property, including fixtures;

      (b) Provide a description of the property if it is presently owned real property; and

      (c) State conspicuously on its title page: “This Instrument Contains After-Acquired Property Provisions” if the property is to be acquired after the execution of the security instrument.

      3.  A description of real or personal property in a security instrument is sufficient, whether or not it is specific, if it reasonably identifies what is described.

      4.  The provisions of NRS 104.9101 to 104.9709, inclusive, pertaining to priorities and remedies apply to security interests in personal property, including fixtures, perfected under this section.

      (Added to NRS by 1995, 881; A 1999, 387)