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Texas UCC

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SECURITY AGREEMENT

THE STATE OF TEXAS

COUNTY OF

, whose address is , County, Texas, being the owner and holder of the herein below described personal property (herein called "Collateral"), as "Debtor", and , whose address is , County, Texas, as "Secured Party", agree as follows:

I.

COLLATERAL

Debtor hereby grants to Secured Party a security interest in and to:

A. All of the personal property described on "Exhibit A" attached to this Security Agreement.

For purposes of this Security Agreement, the herein above described assets are referred to as the "Collateral".

II.

OBLIGATIONS

This Security Agreement is executed by Debtor to secure performance of Debtor's obligations under that one (1) certain Promissory Note, of even date herewith, in the original, principal sum of $ , executed by Debtor and payable to the order of Secured Party, the obligation of Debtor to make all payments, jointly and severally, under such Notes, together with all costs of collection (if any) including reasonable attorney's fees and trustee's fees are hereinafter referred to as the "Obligations".

The Obligations shall include all extensions, renewals, rearrangements, or modifications of the herein above described Note and any and all other indebtedness, liability and obligations whatsoever of whatever nature of Debtor to Secured Party, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, primary or secondary, due or to become due, and whether now existing or hereafter arising and howsoever evidenced or acquired, whether joint or several, and Debtor acknowledges that the security interest hereby granted shall secure all future advances, as well as any and all other indebtedness, liabilities and Obligations of Debtor to Secured Party, now existing, or arising hereafter.

III.

COVENANTS OF DEBTOR

A. Debtor shall pay to Secured Party any sum or sums due or which may become due on the Obligations secured hereby in accordance with the terms of such Obligations and the terms of this Security Agreement. Debtor shall pay to Secured Party on demand all expenses and expenditures, including reasonable attorney's fees and other legal expenses incurred or paid by Secured Party in exercising or protecting its interest, rights and remedies under this Security Agreement. Debtor shall pay immediately, without notice, the entire unpaid indebtedness of Debtor to Secured Party, whether created or incurred pursuant to this Security Agreement or otherwise, upon Debtor's default under this Security Agreement.

B. Secured Party shall have the power to endorse any instrument described as a portion of the "Collateral" above and Debtor hereby grants to Secured Party a limited power of attorney, deemed coupled with an interest, for the purposes of endorsing in the name of Debtor any such instrument or document constituting Collateral or which may be received in payment for or as proceeds of the Collateral.

C. Upon demand by Secured Party, Debtor will deliver additional Collateral to Secured Party if Secured Party deems the Collateral then held to be insufficient to secure the Obligations.

D. Debtor authorized Secured Party, without the necessary joinder by Debtor, to file in all jurisdictions where this authorization will be given full force and effect, one or more Financing Statements, executed only by Secured Party, covering all or any portion of the Collateral.

IV.

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF DEBTOR

Debtor represents, warrants and agrees that:

A. Debtor owns the Collateral herein described and has the right to transfer any interest therein; the Collateral is not subject to the interest of any third party; and Debtor will defend the Collateral and its proceeds against the claims and demands of all third parties.

B. Secured Party's duty with reference to the Collateral shall be solely to use reasonable care in the custody and preservation of the Collateral in Secured Party's possession.

C. Demand, notice, protest and all demands and notices of any action taken by Secured Party under this Security Agreement or in connection with the Obligations secured hereby, except as otherwise provided in this Security Agreement, are hereby waived, and any indulgence of Secured Party, substitution for, exchange of or release of Collateral, in whole or in part, or addition or release of any person liable on the Collateral is assented and consented to.

D. Secured Party shall not be responsible in any way for any depreciation in the value of the Collateral, nor shall any duty or responsibility whatsoever rest upon Secured Party to take necessary steps to preserve rights against prior parties or to enforce collection of the Collateral by legal proceedings or otherwise.

E. The address of Debtor, designated herein above, is a current address of Debtor and Debtor agrees that Debtor will not change such address without prior written notice to Secured Party.

F. Debtor agrees to execute such powers of attorney, pledge agreements, endorsements of securities or other instruments, or other documents which may be reasonably required by Secured Party in order to effectively grant to Secured Party the security interest in and to the Collateral herein above described and to enforce Secured Party's rights regarding same in accordance with the provisions of the Texas Business and Commerce Code, or otherwise.

V.

EVENTS OF DEFAULT

Debtor shall be in default under this Security Agreement upon the happening of any of the following events or conditions, which shall be continuing for five (5) days after notice by Secured Party (herein called an "Event of Default"):

A. Debtor's failure to pay when due any installment of principal or interest on any Note executed by Debtor and payable to the order of Secured Party, or to pay, following demand from Secured Party, any costs of collection of such Note, including reasonable attorney's fees and trustee's fees in connection with Debtor's default under the provisions of any such Note.

B. Default by Debtor in the punctual performance of any of the Obligations, covenants, terms or provisions contained or referred to in this Security Agreement or the Obligations or any part thereof.

C. The making of any levy on or seizure or attachment of any of the Collateral.

D. Debtor's assignment of any assets for the benefit of creditors; the commission of any act of bankruptcy; the institution of voluntary or involuntary proceedings under the provisions of the United States Bankruptcy Code; the exercise of dominion or control over any of the Collateral by a receiver for the benefit of Debtor or Debtor's creditors; or the placing of any of the Collateral in the custody of any court of competent jurisdiction or any officer, appointee, or designee of such court.

E. The discovery by Secured Party that any representation or warranty made by Debtor is, in any material respect, untrue, as of the date such representation or warranty is made or furnished.

F. Secured Party's determination that the value of the Collateral has been impaired, as a result of the action of Debtor, or any third person, or that the value of such Collateral is insufficient, as a result of economic circumstances, to adequately secure Secured Party's interest and ensure payment of the Obligation to Secured Party as contemplated hereby, coupled with failure of Debtor to deliver to Secured Party additional Collateral as contemplated in Section III above.

G. The granting by Debtor of any security interest in the Collateral or any portion thereof to any third party without the prior written consent of Secured Party.

H. The receipt by Debtor of any notice by any taxing authority of such authority's intent to place or fix a lien on part or all of the Collateral.

VI.

AUTHORITY OF SECURED PARTY

A. This Security Agreement, Secured Party's rights hereunder, or the Obligations secured hereby may be assigned from time to time, and in any such case the Assignee shall be entitled to all of the rights, privileges and remedies granted in this Security Agreement to Secured Party, and Debtor will assert no claims or defenses Debtor may have against Secured Party or against the Assignee except those granted in this Security Agreement.

B. Secured Party may at any time transfer the Collateral to itself or its nominee, receive income, including money, thereon and hold the income as Collateral or apply the income to the indebtedness secured hereby, the manner and distribution of the application to be in the sole discretion of Secured Party.

C. Secured Party may at any time demand, sue for, collect or make any compromise or settlement with reference to the Collateral as Secured Party, in its sole discretion, chooses.

D. Secured Party may delay exercising or omit to exercise any right or remedy under this Security Agreement without waiving that or any other past, present, or future right or remedy, except in writing signed by Secured Party.

VII.

REMEDIES OF SECURED PARTY

Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, and at any time thereafter:

A. Secured Party may declare the Obligations secured hereby immediately performable.

B. Secured Party shall have, then or at any time thereafter, the rights and remedies provided in the Uniform Commercial Code in force in the State of Texas at the date of execution of this Security agreement.

C. In addition to the rights and remedies referred to above, Secured Party may, in its discretion, sell, assign and deliver all or any part of the Collateral at any Broker's Board or at public or private sale without notice or advertisement, and bid and become purchaser at any public sale or at any Broker's Board.

D. If notice to Debtor is required by the Uniform Commercial Code of Texas of public or private sale of Collateral, Secured Party may give written notice to Debtor five (5) days prior to the date of public sale of the Collateral or prior to the date after which private sale of the Collateral will be made, by mailing such notice to Debtor at the address designated at the beginning of this Security Agreement.

E. Upon any sale of any portion of the Collateral, Secured Party shall have the right to deliver to the purchaser thereof all or any portion of the Collateral, free and clear of any claim or right of Debtor, or any person claiming by, through or under Debtor.

F. Secured Party shall not be obligated to make any sale pursuant to any notice of sale herein provided and Secured Party may, without notice or publication, adjourn any public or private sale or cause such sale to be adjourned, from time to time, by written or oral announcement, given at the time and place fixed for such sale and may reconvene such sale, pursuant to such notice of adjournment, at any time or place designated by Secured Party in such announcement.

G. In case of sale of all or any portion of the Collateral, on credit or for future delivery, Secured Party shall be authorized to retain the Collateral until the purchase price is paid by the purchaser thereof, or to deliver such Collateral to the purchaser, on credit, but Secured Party shall incur no liability for the failure of any such purchaser to pay for such Collateral so sold and, in the event such purchaser fails to pay for such Collateral so sold, Secured Party may repossess such Collateral and again offer it for sale in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Security Agreement.

H. Secured Party shall not be required to conduct any sale of any of the Collateral, pursuant to this Security Agreement, and shall be authorized to proceed with collection of the Obligations from Debtor by all legal means including, but not limited to, institution of a suit in a court of competent jurisdiction for collection of the Obligations.

VIII.

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

A. "Secured Party" and "Debtor" as used in this instrument shall include the heirs, executors, administrators, legal representatives, successors and assigns of such parties, including without limitation, receivers, trustees or guardians of such parties.

B. Terms used in this instrument which are defined in the Texas Business and Commerce Code are intended hereby to be used with the meanings therein defined.

C. The provisions of this Agreement shall be construed under and in accordance with the provisions of the laws of the State of Texas, including, without limitation, the Texas Business and Commerce Code. The jurisdiction for any controversy arising hereunder shall be in the courts of competent jurisdiction of County, Texas, to the fullest extent permissible by Texas law.

D. No delay or omission, on the part of Secured Party, to exercise any of Secured Party's rights hereunder, shall operate as a waiver of any such right.

E. The security interest granted hereby, and all of the terms and provisions contained herein, shall be deemed to constitute a continuing security interest and shall remain in full force and effect, as between the parties, until the repayment by Debtor of all of the Obligations as set forth herein and the receipt, acceptance and acknowledgment of such payment on the part of Secured Party, coupled with Secured Party's revocation of the terms and provisions of this Security Agreement.

F. Any notice or demand given by Secured Party to Debtor in connection with this Security Agreement, the Collateral or the Obligations, shall be deemed given and effective three (3) days after deposit in the United States mail, postage prepaid, certified mail return receipt requested, addressed to Debtor at the address of Debtor designated herein and debtor shall be conclusively deemed to have received any notice so deposited.

G. The terms and provisions of this Security Agreement may not be altered, amended or modified unless a written instrument has been executed by Debtor and Secured Party, which instrument specifically refers to this Security Agreement and which instrument clearly indicates that it is intended to alter, amend or modify this Agreement.

H. This Security Agreement and the security interest herein granted are given in addition to, and not in substitution of or in lieu of any prior or contemporaneous Security Agreement, security interest, pledges or assignments given by Secured Party to Debtor, or a person designated by Debtor.

I. If any provision of this Security Agreement should be found, for any reason, to be invalid or unenforceable under the laws of the State of Texas, or any other state or governmental unenforceable provision shall be deleted from the provisions of this Agreement and this Agreement shall be, thereafter, construed and enforced without consideration of such invalid or unenforceable provision.

J. This Security Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

K. The parties agree that time is of the essence to each of the provisions of this Security Agreement.

EXECUTED this the day of , .

STATE OF TEXAS

COUNTY OF

This instrument was acknowledged before me by , on the day of , .

NOTARY PUBLIC

STATE OF TEXAS

My Commission Expires:

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What the Texas UCC financing statement is and how it works

The Texas UCC financing statement (commonly a UCC‑1) is a public record filed with the Texas Secretary of State to give notice of a secured party's interest in a debtor's collateral. It follows the Uniform Commercial Code framework adopted by Texas and establishes priority among creditors by making the security interest discoverable through public search. A correctly completed financing statement includes accurate debtor identification, a description of collateral, and secured party details; filings are governed by state filing rules and may interact with federal e‑signature law such as ESIGN (15 U.S.C. §7001) and state UETA provisions.

Why filing a Texas UCC financing statement matters

Filing preserves a secured creditor's priority in collateral and serves as public notice to other lenders and buyers.

Why filing a Texas UCC financing statement matters

Who commonly prepares and files Texas UCC forms

Typical filers include secured lenders, commercial creditors, and counsel preparing security agreements for financing transactions.

  • Banks and finance companies securing loans on business assets and inventory.
  • Commercial landlords and equipment lessors protecting rights in tenant or lessee property.
  • Corporate counsel and paralegals preparing filings and monitoring priority for clients.

Filings are also used by companies granting security interests and by title or lien search professionals monitoring public records.

Core components you must include on a Texas UCC filing

A professional UCC financing statement contains accurate identity details, an unambiguous collateral description, and clear filing metadata so the record is searchable and enforceable.

Debtor Name

Enter the debtor's exact legal name; for organizations use the registered entity name, for individuals use full legal name including suffixes.

Secured Party

Provide the secured party's full legal name and contact details to ensure the filing correctly ties to the creditor asserting the interest.

Collateral Description

Describe collateral with sufficient detail to reasonably identify the property subject to the security interest without relying on vague terms.

Filing Office Data

Include the state filing office and document identifiers so third parties can locate and verify the record in the public index.

Effective Date

The effective date is usually the date of filing; if statute or agreement permits, proper notation can secure priority back to an earlier authorized date.

Duration / Continuation

Note the initial effective term and the requirement to file a continuation statement within the statutory window to avoid lapse of priority.

Required data elements at a glance

Debtor legal name: Exact entity or personal name
Debtor address: Street, city, state, ZIP
Secured party name: Full creditor legal name
Collateral summary: Concise, identifiable description
Filing office: Texas Secretary of State
Signature method: Electronic or handwritten

Step-by-step: preparing and filing a Texas UCC form

Follow these sequential actions to prepare, submit, and confirm a Texas financing statement while reducing common errors and ensuring recordability.

  • 01
    Gather information: Collect precise debtor and collateral details and lender identification.
  • 02
    Complete form: Enter required fields on the UCC‑1 or equivalent filing form.
  • 03
    Submit filing: File with the Texas Secretary of State online or by paper, and pay the fee.
  • 04
    Verify record: Obtain filing confirmation, note the file number, and retain a certified copy.

Configuring an online UCC filing workflow

Set up consistent fields, authentication, and document format when using an e‑filing or e‑signature platform for UCC submissions.

Field Configuration
Authentication method Email link, SMS code, or multi‑factor
Document format PDF/A preferred for archival
eSignature provider signNow or other ESIGN/UETA‑compliant vendor
Notifications Email confirmations and file number alerts

Where to file and how the submission flows

Filing routes depend on whether you use the Texas SOS online portal, an approved e‑filing agent, or paper submission; follow the chosen channel to completion.

  • Prepare package: Finalize the UCC form and attachments for submission.
  • File online: Submit via Texas Secretary of State portal or approved agent.
  • Pay fee: Provide payment according to the filing method selected.
  • Receive confirmation: Record the file number and retain the receipt.

Timing rules and critical UCC deadlines to watch

Understand when priority attaches, when continuation and lapse occur, and how amendment windows affect secured interests.

When to file:

File before or upon attachment to protect priority.

Effective date:

Generally effective on filing date with the filing office.

Duration and lapse:

Financing statements lapse after the statutory term unless continued.

Continuation window:

File a continuation statement within six months before lapse (UCC §9‑515).

Amendments:

File UCC‑3 amendments to correct or assign interest.

Common mistakes and the risks they create

Incorrect debtor name: Loss of priority
Vague collateral: Enforceability disputes
Missed continuation: Lien lapse and priority loss
Wrong filing office: Non‑searchable filing
Incomplete payment: Filing rejection
Improper signature: Challenge to authenticity

Digital signing and eSubmission practical requirements

Use a platform that supports PDF, DOCX input, secure TLS transport, and reliable audit trails when eSigning UCC forms.

  • File formats: PDF, DOCX supported
  • Security: TLS 1.2/1.3 and AES‑256
  • Integrations: Salesforce, NetSuite, Box

Typical eSignature vendor pricing and feature snapshot for UCC workflows

Vendor pricing, trial availability, and key features vary; pick a provider that meets legal, integration, and volume needs and supports ESIGN/UETA compliance.

signNow DocuSign Adobe Sign PandaDoc HelloSign
Starting Price $8/user/mo $15/user/mo $14/user/mo $19/user/mo $15/user/mo
Free Trial 7‑day free trial Varies by vendor Varies by vendor Varies by vendor Varies by vendor
Bulk Send Yes (Business Premium) Yes Yes Yes No
Audit Trail Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
HIPAA Compliant Yes Yes Yes No No
Envelope Cap No cap 100 envelopes/user/year Varies Varies Varies

Frequently asked questions and troubleshooting for Texas UCC filings

Answers below address common errors, remedies, and legal validity issues when filing or correcting Texas UCC financing statements.


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