UCC 11 form Florida - what exactly is this document?
I'm helping my dad with some paperwork cleanup after he sold his small trucking company last year. Found a stack of old filing documents and there's something called a "UCC 11 form Florida" mixed in with the UCC-1s and UCC-3s. I've been doing basic UCC research but can't find any reference to a UCC-11 anywhere in the Florida SOS materials or the standard forms list. Is this some kind of old form that got replaced? Maybe I'm reading the handwriting wrong? The document is from 2019 and looks official but I'm starting to think this might be mislabeled or from a different type of filing system entirely. Anyone familiar with Florida UCC filings know what this could actually be?
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Lucas Parker
There's no such thing as a UCC-11 form in Florida or any other state for that matter. The UCC only goes up to UCC-5 for the main forms (UCC-1 financing statement, UCC-3 amendment, UCC-4 for information requests, UCC-5 correction). You might be looking at a UCC-1 with poor handwriting, or possibly some kind of internal bank form that has "11" in the reference number.
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Donna Cline
•This makes sense. I've seen plenty of internal lender forms that reference UCC filings but aren't actual UCC forms themselves.
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Katherine Hunter
•That's what I was starting to suspect. The form does have a bank letterhead at the top so it's probably their internal tracking document.
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Harper Collins
Could it be a continuation statement that someone wrote "11" on as a reference? UCC-3 continuations are due every 5 years and trucking companies usually have ongoing equipment financing that requires regular continuations.
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Katherine Hunter
•I'll check if there's a continuation checkbox marked. The timing would be about right since the original UCC-1 was filed in 2014.
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Kelsey Hawkins
•Yeah definitely look for the continuation box on what might actually be a UCC-3. Banks sometimes use weird internal numbering systems that can be confusing.
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Dylan Fisher
I had a similar situation last year with inherited business documents. Turns out what I thought was some mysterious form was actually just a lender's internal checklist that referenced the actual UCC filings. I ended up using Certana.ai's document verification tool to upload all the PDFs and it automatically sorted out which were real UCC forms versus bank paperwork. Saved me hours of trying to figure out what was what.
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Katherine Hunter
•That sounds exactly like what I need. There's probably 30-40 documents in this pile and I can't tell which ones are the actual state filings.
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Edwards Hugo
•Certana.ai is really good for that kind of document verification. It'll flag which PDFs are legitimate UCC forms and which are just related paperwork.
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Dylan Fisher
•Exactly - it cross-checks against the actual state filing formats so you know immediately what's real and what's just internal documentation.
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Gianna Scott
Florida's UCC system is pretty straightforward with their form numbering. If you're seeing "UCC-11" it's definitely not an official Florida SOS form. Check the document more carefully - it might be a form 1-1 (one dash one) rather than 11, or it could be some kind of amendment tracking sheet.
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Katherine Hunter
•Good point about the 1-1 possibility. The handwriting is pretty messy so that could definitely be what I'm seeing.
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Alfredo Lugo
•I've made that mistake before - thought I was looking at form 11 when it was actually 1-1. Easy to misread.
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Sydney Torres
This is driving me crazy because I SWEAR I've seen UCC-11 referenced somewhere but now I can't find it anywhere online. Maybe it was from a different state? Or some kind of discontinued form?
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Lucas Parker
•You might be thinking of a different filing system entirely. Some states have non-UCC lien forms that use different numbering.
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Sydney Torres
•That's probably it. I work with multiple states and I'm probably mixing up form numbers from different systems.
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Kaitlyn Jenkins
•Happens all the time. Each state's got their own quirks and it's easy to get the numbering mixed up between UCC and other lien systems.
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Caleb Bell
In 15 years of UCC work I've never encountered a UCC-11. The official forms are UCC-1 (financing statement), UCC-3 (amendment/continuation/termination), UCC-4 (information request), and UCC-5 (correction). That's it for the main forms. Whatever you're looking at is either mislabeled or not actually a UCC form.
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Katherine Hunter
•Thank you - that's the definitive answer I needed. I'll focus on identifying what this document actually is rather than trying to figure out some nonexistent UCC-11.
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Danielle Campbell
•Definitely trust this advice. If someone with 15 years experience hasn't seen it, it doesn't exist in the UCC system.
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Rhett Bowman
Could this be some kind of loan agreement or security agreement that references UCC filings? Sometimes those documents get mixed in with the actual state filings and can be confusing.
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Katherine Hunter
•That's very possible. There are definitely loan documents mixed in with the UCC filings in this stack.
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Abigail Patel
•Yeah, security agreements often reference the UCC-1 but they're not filed with the state. They're just part of the loan documentation.
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Daniel White
I'd suggest taking a photo of the document header and posting it here (with sensitive info blacked out). That would help us identify what you're actually looking at.
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Katherine Hunter
•Good idea. I'll try to get a clear photo of just the form title and number without any confidential information.
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Nolan Carter
•That would definitely help solve this mystery. Visual identification is usually the fastest way.
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Daniel White
•Exactly - once we can see the actual document format we'll know immediately if it's a real UCC form or something else entirely.
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Natalia Stone
Just went through this same thing when cleaning out my uncle's business files. Had tons of documents that looked official but turned out to be bank internal forms, insurance paperwork, and loan documentation. The actual UCC filings were only about 10% of what looked like "UCC stuff.
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Katherine Hunter
•That's probably exactly what I'm dealing with. There's way more paperwork here than there should be actual UCC filings.
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Tasia Synder
•Business owners tend to keep everything that mentions UCC even if it's not an actual state filing. Creates huge piles of confusing paperwork.
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Selena Bautista
Florida's pretty good about keeping their UCC forms clearly labeled and numbered. If you're seeing something that doesn't match their official numbering system, it's definitely not a state form. Check the Florida Department of State Division of Corporations website - they have all the official forms listed with clear numbering.
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Katherine Hunter
•I'll double-check their official forms list to confirm. Thanks for the specific reference to the Division of Corporations.
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Mohamed Anderson
•Their website is actually pretty user-friendly compared to some other states. Easy to verify which forms are legitimate.
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Selena Bautista
•Agreed - Florida does a good job of keeping their UCC information organized and accessible online.
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Zara Rashid
I work in commercial lending and see this confusion a lot. What you're probably looking at is either a bank's internal form that references UCC filings (banks love their own numbering systems) or possibly a UCC-1 where the "1" got written sloppily and looks like "11". I'd recommend checking if there's a standard UCC-1 checkbox section on the form - that's the easiest way to tell if it's an actual state filing versus internal bank documentation. Also look for the official Florida Department of State header at the top, which all real UCC forms should have.
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Amara Torres
•This is really helpful advice! I'll definitely check for the Florida Department of State header - that's a great way to immediately identify legitimate state forms. The checkbox section is another good verification point. Given that this came from a trucking company's files, it's probably exactly what you described - either sloppy handwriting on a UCC-1 or some internal bank tracking form. Thanks for the practical tips on how to distinguish real state filings from all the related paperwork.
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Natasha Romanova
As someone who's dealt with business document cleanup before, I'd bet money this is either a UCC-1 with messy handwriting or an internal lender form. The trucking industry especially generates tons of financing paperwork that references UCC filings but isn't actually filed with the state. Try looking for these key identifiers: 1) Official Florida Department of State letterhead at the top, 2) Standard UCC checkbox sections (financing statement, continuation, amendment, etc.), 3) The secretary of state filing stamp if it was actually submitted. If it's missing any of these, it's probably just part of the loan documentation package. Banks and finance companies create their own tracking forms that can easily be mistaken for official state filings.
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