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requests and reports -- Rules applied to search requests. Search results are produced by the application of standardized search logic to the name presented to the filing officer. The following apply to searches: (1) There is no limit to the number of matches that may be returned in response to the search criteria; (2) No distinction is made between upper and lower case letters; (3) Punctuation marks and accents are disregarded; and (4) Words and abbreviations at the end of a name that indicate the existence or nature of an organization as set forth in the Ending Noise Words. The following words and abbreviations indicate the existence or nature of an entity. These business endings shall be ignored in a UCC search: IACA List of Ending Noise Words Agency Incorporated Professional Corporation Association Inc Prof Corp Assn Limited PC Associates Ltd Professional Limited Liability Company Assc Ltee Professional Limited Liability Co Assoc Limited Liability Company PLLC Attorneys at Law LC Railroad Bank LLC RR National Bank Limited Liability Partnership Real Estate Investment Trust Business Trust LLP REIT Charter Limited Partnership Registered Limited Liability Partnership Chartered LP RLLP Company Medical Doctors Professional Association Savings Association Co MDPA SA Corporation Medical Doctors Professional Corporation Service Corporation Corp MDPC SC Credit Union National Association Sole Proprietorship CU NA SP Federal Savings Bank Partners SPA FSB Partnership Trust General Partnership Professional Association Trustee Gen part Prof Assn As Trustee GP PA (5) The word "the" at the beginning of the search criteria is disregarded; (6) All spaces are disregarded; (7) For first and middle names of individuals, initials are treated as the logical equivalent of each name that begins with such initial, and first name and no middle name or initial is equated with all middle names and initials. For example, a search request for "John A. Smith" shall cause the search to retrieve each filing against each individual debtor with "John" or the initial "J" as the first name, "Smith" as the last name, and with the initial "A" or any name beginning with the letter "A" in the middle name field. If the search request were for "John Smith" (first and last names with no designation in the middle name field), the search shall retrieve each filing against each individual debtor with "John" or the initial "J" as the first name, "Smith" as the last name and with any name or initial or no name or initial in the middle name field; and (8) After using the preceding rules to modify the name to be searched, the search shall reveal only the name of each debtor that is contained in unlapsed financing statements and exactly match the name requested, as modified.
Source: 28 SDR 23, effective July 18, 2001; 42 SDR 177, effective June 30, 2016.