Del. Code tit. 6 § 9-605

Current through 2024 Legislative Session Act Chapter 269
Section 9-605 - Unknown debtor or secondary obligor
(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.

6 Del. C. § 9-605

Amended by Laws 2023 , ch. 174, s 78, eff. 8/18/2023.
72 Del. Laws, c. 401, § 1.;