12.1-21.1 - Fees to be charged by clerk for certain information and certificates. - Virginia Statutes

§ 12.1-21.1. Fees to be charged by clerk for certain information andcertificates.

A. When a request made under subdivision 3 of § 12.1-19 or under § 12.1-20relates to the Uniform Commercial Code, or when a request for information ismade under Title 8.9A, the clerk of the Commission shall charge and collect,except as otherwise provided in subsection C of § 12.1-21.2, reasonable feesas are fixed by Commission order or rule.

B. Any response or certificate shall be signed by the clerk or a member ofhis staff. Any signature may be a facsimile.

C. Any certificate to which the seal of the Commission, or a facsimilethereof, is affixed shall be admitted in evidence in all cases, civil andcriminal, as prima facie evidence of the facts contained in it.

D. No action shall be brought against the Commission or any member of itsstaff claiming damages for alleged errors or omissions in any response orcertificate.

E. Notwithstanding the provisions of § 8.9A-525, if the Commission determinesthat a person was falsely identified as a debtor on a financing statementfiled in the office of its clerk, it may waive payment of the fees for thatperson to file a termination statement pursuant to subdivision (d) (2) of §8.9A-509 and a correction statement pursuant to § 8.9A-518.

(2000, c. 1007; 2001, c. 545; 2002, c. 1; 2005, c. 308; 2007, c. 239; 2010,c. 669.)