Florida UCC Lookup

How UCC filings show up in the public record, and a way to order the search.

Florida UCC Lookup

UCC Filing

Quick answer. A UCC filing is the act of submitting a UCC-1, UCC-3, or information statement to the filing office. A search only reads what was already accepted. A Florida UCC search uses the Florida Secured Transaction Registry at floridaucc.com. Sunbiz is the entity index. The Department of State tells the public to use the registry for UCC searches, filings, and copies.

Official office

Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations entity index

Open the official search

Phone: (850) 245-6052

The Centre of Tallahassee, 2415 N. Monroe Street, Suite 810, Tallahassee, FL 32303

Search is online. Division phone lines are staffed on state business days.

Steps

  1. Leave Sunbiz for entities

    Open floridaucc.com for financing statements.

  2. Accept the search disclaimer

    The search screen explains compact name versus actual name. Read it.

  3. Search the organization debtor

    Use the legal name from Sunbiz, not the fictitious name, unless the filing was made in the fictitious name.

  4. Check amendments

    Terminations and continuations are later filings in the same registry.

Filing is not searching

Texas requires UCC filings through SOSPortal and has stopped taking paper. Delaware requires electronic filing. New York offers e-filing and paper at different fees. Florida filings go to the Secured Transaction Registry vendor. Ohio filings go through the Secretary of State UCC portal.

This site does not submit the form. If you want a search of what is already on file, use the request form and name the debtor.

The registry is the UCC index, not Sunbiz

The registry is the centralized system for financing statements under Chapter 679, Florida Statutes. The vendor publishes the search, a walk-in address at 2002 Old St. Augustine Road, Building D, Tallahassee, FL 32301, phone 850-222-8526, and weekday hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern excluding state holidays.

Search logic follows Florida’s compact-name rules. The site says that logic is not warranted to match any other state. Run the debtor’s exact legal name, and read the on-screen rules before you treat a miss as a clear.

Common mistakes

  • Searching Sunbiz and calling it a UCC search.
  • Ignoring the compact-name rules.
  • Using a document number from an LLC filing as a UCC file number.
  • Assuming Florida’s logic matches Texas or Delaware.

Questions

What is the Florida Secured Transaction Registry?

The official UCC filing and search system the Department of State points to, at floridaucc.com.

Is a Florida UCC search the same as Sunbiz?

No. Sunbiz is entities and fictitious names. The registry is financing statements.

How do I reach the registry?

850-222-8526, or the Tallahassee address on floridaucc.com. Hours posted there are weekdays 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern.

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