(a) A filing office that accepts written records may not refuse to accept a written initial financing statement in the following form and format except for a reason set forth in § 57A-9-516(b). (b) A filing office that accepts written records may not refuse to accept a written record in the following form and format except for a reason set forth in § 57A-9-516(b). Source: SL 2000, ch 231 ; SL 2012, ch 238 , § 16, eff. July 1, 2013.