Code of Virginia - Title 8.9A Commercial Code - Secured Transactions - Section 8.9A-613 Contents and form of notification before disposition of collateral; general

§ 8.9A-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 § 8.9A-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 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). 

(2000, c. 1007.)

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