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Code · UCC · UCC Article 9 — Secured Transactions · § 9-613

§ 9-613. 9-613

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Except in a consumer-goods transaction , the following rules apply:
(1)The contents of a notification of disposition are sufficient if the notification:
(A)describes the debtor and the secured party ;
(B)describes the collateral that is the subject of the intended disposition;
(C)states the method of intended disposition;
(D)states that the debtor is entitled to an accounting of the unpaid indebtedness and states the charge, if any, for an accounting; and
(E)states the time and place of a public disposition or the time after which any other disposition is to be made.
(2)Whether the contents of a notification that lacks any of the information specified in paragraph
(1)are nevertheless sufficient is a question of fact.
(3)The contents of a notification providing substantially the information specified in paragraph
(1)are sufficient, even if the notification includes:
(A)information not specified by that paragraph; or
(B)minor errors that are not seriously misleading.
(4)A particular phrasing of the notification is not required.
(5)The following form of notification and the form appearing in Section 9-614 (3), when completed, each 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) are not an 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]
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