554.9605  Unknown debtor or secondary obligor.

A secured party does not owe a duty based on its status as secured party:

1.  to a person that 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.

Section History: Recent form

  2000 Acts, ch 1149; §103, 187

Internal References

  Referred to in § 554.9601

Footnotes

  Liability limitations; see §554.9628

  Effective July 1, 2001; 2000 Acts, ch 1149, §187; for law prior to July 1, 2001, see Code 2001


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