6. Uncertainty Concerning Individual Debtor's Last Name. Subsection (b)(3)(C) [Maine cite subsection (2), paragraph (c), subparagraph (iii)] requires the filing office to reject an initial financing statement or amendment adding an individual debtor if the office cannot index the record because it does not identify the debtor's last name (e.g., it is unclear whether the debtor's name is Elton John or John Elton).

7. Inability of Filing Office to Read or Decipher Information. Under subsection (c)(1) [Maine cite subsection (3), paragraph (a)], if the filing office cannot read or decipher information, the information is not provided by a record for purposes of subsection (b) [Maine cite subsection (2)].

8. Classification of Records. For purposes of subsection (b) [Maine cite subsection (2)], a record that does not indicate it is an amendment or identify an initial financing statement to which it relates is deemed to be an initial financing statement. See subsection (c)(2) [Maine cite subsection (3), paragraph (b)].

9. Effectiveness of Rejectable But Unrejected Record. Section 9-520(a) [Maine cite section 9-1520, subsection (1)] requires the filing office to refuse to accept an initial financing statement for a reason set forth in subsection (b) [Maine cite subsection (2)]. However, if the filing office accepts such a financing statement nevertheless, the financing statement generally is effective if it complies with the requirements of Section 9-502(a) and (b) [Maine cite section 9- 1502, subsections (1) and (2)]. See Section 9-520(c) [Maine cite section 1520, subsection (3)]. Similarly, an otherwise effective financing statement generally remains so even though the information in the financing statement becomes incorrect. See Section 9-507(b) [Maine cite section 9-1507, subsection (2)]. (Note that if the information required by subsection (b)(5) [Maine cite subsection (2), paragraph (e)] is incorrect when the financing statement is filed, Section 9-338 [Maine cite section 9-1338] applies.)

§9-1517.__Effect of indexing errors

The failure of the filing office to index a record correctly does not affect the effectiveness of the filed record.