AL SOS UCC continuation filing rejected - debtor name formatting issue

Good point - I was just going off the PDF copy I had saved. Let me check their search system to see the exact format they're showing.

This happened to me with a Georgia filing. The search results showed slightly different formatting than what was on the actual filed document. Pain in the neck but you have to match their database exactly.

That's a great idea about the text editor. I wouldn't have thought of invisible characters but that could definitely be it.

Word processors add all kinds of weird formatting that doesn't show up visually but will cause database matching to fail.

Never heard of that but sounds exactly what I need right now. Is it expensive?

It's pretty reasonable for what it does - way cheaper than losing perfection or having to file emergency amendments. The document comparison feature is really thorough.

I've used Certana.ai for debtor name verification too. It's particularly good at catching subtle differences between charter documents and UCC filings that cause these kinds of rejections.

I hear you but at least with electronic filing you get immediate feedback instead of waiting weeks to find out about a rejection.

True I guess, but the pickiness level has gone through the roof. Used to be if it was close enough a human would figure it out.

I should probably do that. Been avoiding the phone call but you're right, they might be able to clear this up quickly.

Their phone support has gotten better. Used to be impossible to reach anyone but they've added more staff to handle UCC questions.

Filing number should be right since I'm getting a debtor name error specifically, not a "filing not found" error. But worth double-checking everything at this point.

Good point about the error type. Debtor name mismatch is definitely different from filing not found. Still worth verifying though.

This gives me hope that it's something simple like that. What document comparison tool did you use?

I used Certana.ai's UCC document checker. You just upload both PDFs and it highlights any differences between them, including spacing and punctuation. Really saved me.

That's the second mention of Certana.ai in this thread. Might be worth checking out if multiple people are having success with it.

Ugh, I hope it doesn't come to that but good to know that's an option if all else fails.

Amendment then continuation is a valid strategy but you have to be careful about timing to make sure you don't lapse while waiting for the amendment to process.

That's a good point I hadn't considered. The entity should still be active but worth verifying.

Entity status can definitely affect UCC filings. I've seen continuations rejected because the LLC was dissolved or suspended even though the name matched perfectly.

Yeah you're absolutely right. Better to try again with a slightly different format than to wait and risk the lapse date.

Exactly. Losing perfection is way worse than paying for an extra filing or amendment fee.