41-10-01. Definitions.

As used in this chapter:

1. "Authorized", when used with reference to a financing statement record, means that the financing statement record was filed by a person authorized to do so as provided in sections 41-09-80 and 41-09-130.

2. "Debtor" means a natural person whose name was provided in a financing statement record as an individual debtor or one of the types of persons listed in section 41-09-76.

3. "Filing office" or "filing officer" refers to the central indexing system, which must be provided by the secretary of state, where a financing statement record is to be filed electronically as provided by section 41-09-72.

4. "Financing statement record" means an initial financing statement, an amendment that adds collateral covered by a financing statement, and an amendment that adds a debtor to a financing statement as such terms are used in this title.