Uniform Commercial Code
The Uniform Commercial Code Section of the Division of Corporate & Consumer Services at the Department of Financial Institutions examines and files documents under the Uniform Commercial Code, including statements of business indebtedness, consignments, terminations, and financing statements and maintains the statewide Uniform Commercial Code lien system.
New Filing Rejection Policy
Beginning July 1, 2019, UCC documents that are received in a state that is unsuitable for filing shall be rejected by the Department. The Department will not hold filings that are awaiting corrections, revisions, additional fees or information from the filer.
Any fees received that are intended for filing a rejected document will be refunded to the filer as soon as allowable under Department policy.
Rejected filings will need to be corrected and submitted anew, along with all appropriate fees for that filing.
User Manuals
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Guide for Account Setup Information & Basic Navigation
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Guide for UCC Filings
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FAQ's For Searches
- How to search by filing numbers
- Difference between Quick Search & UCC-11 Search
- Keying Standards for Debtors Prior 7/1/2001 & after 7/1/2001
- RA9 Search logic
- Search Tips
- County Codes
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Guide for UCC-11 Search
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Guide for UCC Quick Search
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Guide for Secured Party Search
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How to Retrieve Completed Searches
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Guide for Data & Image Sales
UCC Filing Services
- Search or File UCC's Online File Online
- Tips & FAQ’s for Filing & Searches (See above manuals)
- UCC Bulk Filing is available, if interested please contact us at DFI-UCC@dfi.wisconsin.gov
Contact Us
- If you have WI UCC questions, please call us at 608-266-8915 or send e-mail to DFI-UCC@dfi.wisconsin.gov.
- For questions relating to a Lien release on a Motor Vehicle Title, call DFI Division of Banking at 608-261-7578.
- For Realty-Related (Fixture) Filings, please refer to the Wisconsin Register of Deeds website.