Code of Alabama - Title 7: Commercial Code - Section 7-9A-613 - Contents and form of notification before disposition of collateral: General

Section 7-9A-613 - Contents and form of notification before disposition of collateral: General.

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 7-9A-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 some time 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).

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(Act 2001-481, p. 647, §1.)

Last modified: May 3, 2021