Orange County UCC search showing weird results - anyone else having issues?

That's a good tip, I'll try that. It's frustrating because I need to be thorough for due diligence and can't afford to miss any filings.

Yeah the truncation thing is real. I always do multiple searches with different variations of the debtor name just to be safe.

Database sync issues would explain a lot. I've started doing both debtor name searches AND filing number searches separately to catch everything.

That's exactly what I'm dealing with! The continuation shows up in debtor name search but not when I search the base filing number.

Interesting, I haven't heard of that tool. How does it work exactly?

You just upload PDFs of all the UCC filings and it automatically verifies the document chain - like making sure continuations properly reference the original UCC-1, checking debtor names are consistent, that kind of thing.

That sounds really helpful for catching the stuff the search system misses. I'm definitely going to check that out.

Good point about timestamps. I should be more careful about documenting when I ran each search.

Smart practice. I've had opposing counsel question my search results before and having timestamped printouts saved me.

I'm using the main Secretary of State portal. Are there other ways to search Orange County UCC filings?

yeah theres the SOS portal and sometimes county recorder offices have their own search but they might not be synced

LOL the good old days when filings were actually filed in filing cabinets! At least you couldn't have database sync issues.

The electronic system should be better but somehow it's created new problems we never had before.

I wasn't around for paper filings but this makes me wonder if we're overthinking technology solutions.

That's a good point. I should double-check the effective dates on the continuations I'm finding.

Yeah, and some people file continuations way early before the original expires, so the timing can be confusing.

Wow, they actually admitted the system has problems? That's refreshing honesty.

At least they're aware of it. Hopefully they're working on fixing it.

It's definitely worth double-checking if you have any concerns. The automated verification catches things manual searches miss.

Same here. I'm realizing I should probably be more systematic about verifying search results.

Good tip! I never thought about punctuation differences affecting search results.

Yes! And sometimes they index 'The' at the beginning of company names differently too.

The punctuation thing is so annoying. Why can't the search be smart enough to handle common variations?

Glad I'm not the only one dealing with this! It's reassuring to know other people are seeing the same issues.

Yeah, this thread has been really helpful. I'm going to change how I do my searches going forward.