Sec. 45.29.628. Nonliability and limitation on liability of secured party; liability of secondary obligor.
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Sec. 45.29.628. Nonliability and limitation on liability of secured party; liability of secondary obligor.
(a)Unless a secured party knows that a person is a debtor or obligor, knows the identity of the person, and knows how to communicate with the person,
(1)the secured party is not liable to the person, or to a secured party or lienholder that has filed a financing statement against the person, for failure to comply with this chapter; and
(2)the secured party's failure to comply with this chapter does not affect the liability of the person for a deficiency.
(b)A secured party is not liable because of its status as secured party
(1)to a person who is a debtor or obligor unless the secured party knows
(A)that the person is a debtor or obligor;
(B)the identity of the person; and
(C)how to communicate with the person; or
(2)to a secured party or lienholder that has filed a financing statement against a person unless the secured party knows
(A)that the person is a debtor; and
(B)the identity of the person.
(c)A secured party is not liable to a person, and a person's liability for a deficiency is not affected, because of an act or omission arising out of the secured party's reasonable belief that a transaction is not a consumer goods transaction or a consumer transaction or that goods are not consumer goods if the secured party's belief is based on its reasonable reliance on
(1)a debtor's representation concerning the purpose for which collateral was to be used, acquired, or held; or
(2)an obligor's representation concerning the purpose for which a secured obligation was incurred.
(d)A secured party is not liable to a person under AS 45.29.625 (c)(2) for its failure to comply with AS 45.29.616 .
(e)A secured party is not liable under AS 45.29.625 (c)(2) more than once with respect to any one secured obligation.
Article 7. Transitional Provisions.