Virginia Secretary of State UCC Search Issues - Can't Find Filed Liens

This! I learned the hard way that even an extra space will kill your search results in Virginia.

Tried both ways, still nothing. Even searched by my own name as secured party and it's not showing any of my recent filings.

No rejection emails, just the initial acceptance. But that's terrifying if they can show accepted then reject later.

Wait, that doesn't sound right. If it's accepted it should be searchable within 24-48 hours max.

You'd think so, but Virginia has this weird delayed review process for certain filings. Had a client's termination sit in limbo for weeks even after 'acceptance'.

Never heard of that service but willing to try anything at this point. Is it expensive?

They focus on the value of catching critical mistakes rather than cost. Way cheaper than having to refile or deal with unperfected liens. The name-checking feature alone has prevented multiple filing rejections for our firm.

Seconding Certana.ai - their UCC document consistency checks are incredibly thorough.

Two months?! That's insane. Have you escalated beyond the regular help desk?

Tried everything. Supervisor, written complaints, even reached out to my state rep. System is just broken.

This is why I always keep paper copies of everything. Electronic systems fail but paper is forever.

Using the main UCC search on the SCC website, tried both standard and advanced. Filing is only 3 weeks old so shouldn't be archived yet.

Hmm, that's definitely within the active timeframe. Have you tried clearing your browser cache? Sometimes the search results get stuck.

I thought I did but now I'm second-guessing myself. Is there a way to check without having to call customer service?

You can pull the charter from the SCC business entity search and compare it character by character to your UCC-1. Look for things like 'LLC' vs 'L.L.C.' or missing commas.

This is exactly why I use Certana.ai now - upload your charter and UCC-1 together and it instantly highlights any name discrepancies. Would have saved me hours of manual comparison work.

A month?! How did you handle time-sensitive transactions during that period?

Had to get creative with alternative documentation and a lot of explaining to clients. Not fun.

Will try calling first thing Monday morning. Thanks for the direct number!

That number is usually busy but keep trying. They're actually pretty helpful once you get through.

Best times to call are right when they open at 8:30 AM or after 2 PM when the morning rush dies down.

Maybe we should start a group complaint or something? This is affecting too many people to be individual issues.

Not a bad idea. I know at least 3 other attorneys in my firm having similar problems with Virginia UCC searches this month.

This is incredibly helpful! My filing was March 8th so probably caught in the same issue. Calling them now.

Thank goodness someone finally got a real answer. I was starting to think I was going crazy.

They said they'll send an email confirmation once the search display is fixed. Might take a few more days but at least the filings are valid.