Section 34.1-9-501 - Filing office(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), if the local law of this state governs perfection of a security interest or agricultural lien, the office in which to file a financing statement to perfect the security interest or agricultural lien is:(i) The office designated for the filing or recording of a record of a mortgage on the related real property, if: (A) The collateral is as-extracted collateral or timber to be cut; or(B) The financing statement is filed as a fixture filing and the collateral is goods that are or are to become fixtures; or(ii) The office of the secretary of state in all other cases, including a case in which the collateral is goods that are or are to become fixtures and the financing statement is not filed as a fixture filing; or(iii) The office of the county clerk for perfection of a security interest in vehicles or motor vehicles.(b) The office in which to file a financing statement to perfect a security interest in collateral, including fixtures, of a transmitting utility is the office of the secretary of state. The financing statement also constitutes a fixture filing as to the collateral indicated in the financing statement which is or is to become fixtures.