11 §9-1613. Contents and form of notification before disposition of collateral: general

Title 11: UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE

Article 9-A: TRANSACTIONS HEADING: PL 1999, C. 699, PT. A, §2 (NEW)

Part 6: DEFAULT HEADING: PL 1999, C. 699, PT. A, §2 (NEW)

Subpart 1: DEFAULT AND ENFORCEMENT OF SECURITY INTEREST HEADING: PL 1999, C. 699, PT. A, §2 (NEW)

§9-1613. Contents and form of notification before disposition of collateral: general

Except in a consumer-goods transaction, the following rules apply. [1999, c. 699, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); 1999, c. 699, Pt. A, §4 (AFF).]

(1). The contents of a notification of disposition are sufficient if the notification:

(a). Describes the debtor and the secured party; [1999, c. 699, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); 1999, c. 699, Pt. A, §4 (AFF).]

(b). Describes the collateral that is the subject of the intended disposition; [1999, c. 699, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); 1999, c. 699, Pt. A, §4 (AFF).]

(c). States the method of intended disposition; [1999, c. 699, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); 1999, c. 699, Pt. A, §4 (AFF).]

(d). States that the debtor is entitled to an accounting of the unpaid indebtedness and states the charge, if any, for an accounting; and [1999, c. 699, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); 1999, c. 699, Pt. A, §4 (AFF).]

(e). States the time and place of a public disposition or the time after which any other disposition is to be made. [1999, c. 699, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); 1999, c. 699, Pt. A, §4 (AFF).]

[ 1999, c. 699, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); 1999, c. 699, Pt. A, §4 (AFF) .]

(2). Whether the contents of a notification that lacks any of the information specified in subsection (1) are nevertheless sufficient is a question of fact.

[ 1999, c. 699, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); 1999, c. 699, Pt. A, §4 (AFF) .]

(3). The contents of a notification providing substantially the information specified in subsection (1) are sufficient, even if the notification includes:

(a). Information not specified by that subsection; or [1999, c. 699, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); 1999, c. 699, Pt. A, §4 (AFF).]

(b). Minor errors that are not seriously misleading. [1999, c. 699, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); 1999, c. 699, Pt. A, §4 (AFF).]

[ 1999, c. 699, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); 1999, c. 699, Pt. A, §4 (AFF) .]

(4). A particular phrasing of the notification is not required.

[ 1999, c. 699, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); 1999, c. 699, Pt. A, §4 (AFF) .]

(5). The following form of notification or the form appearing in section 9-1614, subsection (3), when completed, provides sufficient information:

NOTIFICATION OF DISPOSITION OF COLLATERAL

To: [Name of debtor, obligor or other person to which the notification is sent]
From: [Name, address, and telephone number of secured party]
Name of Debtor(s): [Include only if debtor(s) not addressee]

[For a public disposition:]

We will sell [or lease or license, as applicable] the [describe collateral] [to the highest qualified bidder] in public as follows:

Day and Date: ________________________

Time: ___________________________

Place: _______________________________

[For a private disposition:]

We will sell [or lease or license, as applicable] the [describe collateral] privately sometime after [day and date].

You are entitled to an accounting of the unpaid indebtedness secured by the property that we intend to sell [or lease or license, as applicable] [for a charge of $ .........]. You may request an accounting by calling us at [telephone number].

[End of Form]

[ 1999, c. 699, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); 1999, c. 699, Pt. A, §4 (AFF) .]

SECTION HISTORY

1999, c. 699, §A2 (NEW). 1999, c. 699, §A4 (AFF).