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The State of Florida privatized the Florida
Secured Transaction Registry, effective October 1, 2001.
Image API, Inc. and its partner, the Florida Bankers
Association, were selected as the vendor for this contract.
In order to meet the terms and conditions of the contract
with the State of Florida, Image API, Inc. has formed
a subsidiary named FLORIDAUCC, Inc. to provide services
related to the Florida Secured Transaction Registry.
Establishing Automatic Clearing House
(ACH) Debit Accounts with FLORIDAUCC, Inc.
Individuals or Organizations who submit
processing requests frequently, may establish an ACH
Debit Account with FLORIDAUCC, Inc. Requestors may specify
any bank account they hold, at any participating Federal
Reserve Bank, to be used as an ACH debit account for
UCC processing, or they may open an account at SouthTrust
Bank for purposes of UCC processing. The contact at SouthTrust
Bank is: Wanda Smith at (850) 668-4034.
In order to establish a debit account with
FLORIDAUCC, Inc., requestors need to provide the following:
1) A completed Authorization
Agreement for Automatic Debits form
2) A voided check from the bank account specified for UCC processing.
The completed agreement form and voided
check should be mailed to:
FLORIDAUCC, Inc.
Care of: Image API, Inc.
2670 Executive Center Circle West
Suite 100
Tallahassee, FL 32301
Attn: Kristine A. Davis
FLORIDAUCC, Inc. is required to have the
Authorization Agreement for Automatic Debits and a voided
check from the bank account specified for UCC processing
in order to establish ACH debit accounts. FLORIDAUCC,
Inc. estimates that it will take three business days
to establish an ACH account.
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Confirming the Creation of an ACH Debit
Account
FLORIDAUCC, Inc. will respond to each applicant
for an ACH debit account within three (3) business days
of receipt of the Authorization Agreement for Automatic
Debits and the associated voided check. FLORIDAUCC, Inc.
will let the applicant know if the account is created
or if there are problems creating the account.
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FLORIDAUCC, Inc. ACH Debit Account Number
FLORIDAUCC, Inc. will assign a unique ACH
debit account number to each ACH debit account that is
created. In order to process a request using an ACH debit
account, the ACH debit account number must appear on
the cover sheet submitted with the processing request.
For security reasons, the ACH debit account number
will not be the same as the bank account number provided
by the applicant.
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Submitting UCC Processing Requests Using
ACH Debit Accounts
All work to be processed using an ACH debit
account must be accompanied by an ACH Debit Account Cover
Sheet. There are three types of ACH debit account cover
sheets:
1) FAX
cover sheets - for processing submitted via fax
service
2) MAIL cover sheets -
for processing submitted via mail service
3) WALK-IN cover sheets -
for processing submitted via walk-in service.
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Time to Process UCC Processing Requests
Using ACH Debit Accounts
Image API's contract with the State of
Florida, Division of Corporations, specifies that all
UCC processing requests will be processed within three
business days of receipt.
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Processing Fees Associated with UCC Processing
Requests
Processing fees for all UCC processing
requests are established in law by the State of Florida.
All UCC fees are nonrefundable processing fees. No refunds
will be issued by FLORIDAUCC, Inc. for UCC documents
that cannot be filed.
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Transferring Money Using ACH Debit Accounts
When customers submit UCC processing requests
and reference an ACH debit account, FLORIDAUCC, Inc.
will automatically transfer money from the ACH debit
account to the Florida Secured Transaction Registry account.
The transfers will be made only at the completion of
each UCC processing transaction. A receipt for each transaction
will be affixed to the UCC documents that are returned
to the customer.
It is the responsibility of each ACH Debit
Account holder to maintain adequate funds in the bank
account specified as the debit account for UCC processing.
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Responding to UCC Processing Requests
FLORIDAUCC, Inc. will respond to each processing
request it receives. If a UCC processing request is filed,
the first page of the UCC filing document will be returned
to the customer. If a UCC processing request is not filed,
FLORIDAUCC, Inc. will generate a letter outlining the
reasons the processing request was not filed, and return
the letter, and a copy of the processing request documents,
to the customer. The letter will also include receipt
information that shows the date and the fees associated
with the processing.
FAX Requests - If a customer submits a
UCC processing request using fax service, FLORIDAUCC,
Inc. will fax its response to the fax number provided
on the ACH Debit Account Authorization Filing Cover Sheet.
FLORIDAUCC, Inc. will make five (5) attempts to fax the
document to the fax number provided on the cover sheet.
If circumstances with the requester's fax service prohibit
successful transmission for five attempts, FLORIDAUCC,
Inc. will mail the document to the mailing address provided
on the ACH Debit Account Authorization Filing Cover Sheet.
Mail Requests - If a customer submits a
UCC processing request using mail service, FLORIDAUCC,
Inc. will return its response via the United States Postal
Service. FLORIDAUCC, Inc. will mail its response to the
address provided in the "Return Copy To" section
of the UCC form.
Walk-In Requests - If a customer submits
a UCC processing request using walk-in service, FLORIDAUCC,
Inc. will return its response via the walk-in service
counter. FLORIDAUCC, Inc. is not responsible for storing
responses at the walk-in service counter for more than
five (5) business days.
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Receipts for Processing Using ACH Accounts
FLORIDAUCC, Inc. will provide a receipt
for each UCC transaction processed using an ACH debit
account. The receipt for each transaction will be affixed
to the UCC documents that are returned to the customer.
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Effective Date of Contract
Image API, Inc.'s contract with the State
of Florida is effective on October 1, 2001.
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Contacting FLORIDAUCC, Inc.
FLORIDAUCC, Inc. supports a customer service
phone center. Please call us at (850) 222-8526.
FLORIDAUCC, Inc. also responds to questions
submitted via email. The email account is:
help@FLORIDAUCC.com
Thank you for your interest in debit
accounts. We look forward to working with your organization.
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