C1 (Agricultural Commodity Lien) Filing
- $5.00 per filing.
- Filing lasts for one year.
- May not be continued or amended.
- One purchaser and one claimant required
- Not included in PML/CS publications
- Claimant must notify buyers directly
- Collateral may only be crops – no livestock, or other animals.
What information is required for a C1 filing?
- The full name and address of one individual purchaser. This may be an organization or a person.
- The dollar amount of the lien.
- The delivery date of the product.
- The date that the last payment was due.
- The full name and address of one individual claimant. This may be an organization or a person.
- The crop code and crop year for the commodity on which the lien is claimed – only one crop per lien filing.
- The signature of the claimant.
- The printed name of the claimant.
What will cause my C1 filing to be rejected?
- Failure to provide the full name and address of the purchaser.
- Failure to provide the dollar amount of the lien.
- Failure to provide the delivery date of the product.
- Failure to provide the date that the last payment was due.
- Failure to provide the full name and address of the claimant.
- Failure to provide the crop code and crop year.
- Failure to provide the signature of the claimant.
- Failure to include the printed name of the claimant.
- Failure to include an appropriate filing fee.
If a filing is rejected, a letter will accompany the rejected form to act as a guide in making the necessary corrections.