Alabama § 7-9A-605 Unknown Debtor or Secondary Obligor

Alabama Statutes

§ 7-9A-605 — Unknown Debtor or Secondary Obligor

Alabama § 7-9A-605

JurisdictionAlabama

Title 7Commercial Code

Art. 9ASecured Transactions

Div. 1Default and Enforcement of Security Interest

Part 6Default

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Ala. Code § 7-9A-605 (2026).

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(a)In general: No duty owed by secured party. Except as provided in subsection (b), 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.

(b)Exception: Secured party owes duty to debtor or obligor. A secured party owes a duty based on its status as a secured party to a person if, at the time the secured party obtains control of collateral that is a controllable account, controllable

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(a) In general: No duty owed by secured party. Except as provided in subsection (b), 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.
(b) Exception: Secured party owes duty to debtor or obligor. A secured party owes a duty based on its status as a secured party to a person if, at the time the secured party obtains control of collateral that is a controllable account, controllable electronic record, or controllable payment intangible or at the time the security interest attaches to the collateral, whichever is later:
(1) the person is a debtor or obligor; and
(2) the secured party knows that the information in subsection (a)(1)(A), (B), or (C) relating to the person is not provided by the collateral, a record attached to or logically associated with the collateral, or the system in which the collateral is recorded.