Search results are created by applying standardized search logic to the name presented to the filing officer by the person requesting the search. Human judgment does not play a role in determining the results of the search. The following, and only the following rules are applied to conduct searches.

1. (1) There is no limit to the number of matches that may be returned in response to the search criteria.
2. (2) No distinction is made between upper and lower case letters.
3. (3) Punctuation marks are disregarded.
4. (4) Words and abbreviations that indicate the existence or nature of an entity are disregarded (e.g., company, limited, incorporated, corporation, limited partnership, limited liability company or abbreviations of the foregoing).
5. (5) The word "the" at the beginning of the search criteria is disregarded.
6. (6) After taking the preceding rules into account to modify the name of the debtor requested to be searched and to modify the names of debtors contained in active financing statements in the UCC information management system, the search will reveal only names of active debtors that, as modified, exactly match the name requested, as modified.

Source Note:The provisions of this §95.603 adopted to be effective November 1, 1998, 23 TexReg 9727.