Current through the 2024 Regular Session
Section 62A.9A-620 - Acceptance of collateral in full or partial satisfaction of obligation; compulsory disposition of collateral(a)Conditions to acceptance in satisfaction. A secured party may accept collateral in full or partial satisfaction of the obligation it secures only if: (1) The debtor consents to the acceptance under subsection (c) of this section;(2) The secured party does not receive, within the time set forth in subsection (d) of this section, a notification of objection to the proposal signed by:(A) A person to which the secured party was required to send a proposal under RCW 62A.9A-621; or(B) Any other person, other than the debtor, holding an interest in the collateral subordinate to the security interest that is the subject of the proposal; and(3) Subsection (e) of this section does not require the secured party to dispose of the collateral or the debtor waives the requirement pursuant to RCW 62A.9A-624.(b)Purported acceptance ineffective. A purported or apparent acceptance of collateral under this section is ineffective unless:(1) The secured party consents to the acceptance in a signed record or sends a proposal to the debtor; and(2) The conditions of subsection (a) of this section are met.(c)Debtor's consent. For purposes of this section:(1) A debtor consents to an acceptance of collateral in partial satisfaction of the obligation it secures only if the debtor agrees to the terms of the acceptance in a record signed after default; and(2) A debtor consents to an acceptance of collateral in full satisfaction of the obligation it secures only if the debtor agrees to the terms of the acceptance in a record signed after default or the secured party:(A) Sends to the debtor after default a proposal that is unconditional or subject only to a condition that collateral not in the possession of the secured party be preserved or maintained;(B) In the proposal, proposes to accept collateral in full satisfaction of the obligation it secures; and(C) Does not receive a notification of objection signed by the debtor within 20 days after the proposal is sent.(d)Effectiveness of notification. To be effective under subsection (a)(2) of this section, a notification of objection must be received by the secured party: (1) In the case of a person to which the proposal was sent pursuant to RCW 62A.9A-621, within 20 days after notification was sent to that person; and(2) In other cases:(A) Within 20 days after the last notification was sent pursuant to RCW 62A.9A-621; or(B) If a notification was not sent, before the debtor consents to the acceptance under subsection (c) of this section.(e)Mandatory disposition of consumer goods. A secured party that has taken possession of collateral shall dispose of the collateral pursuant to RCW 62A.9A-610 within the time specified in subsection (f) of this section if: (1) Sixty percent of the cash price has been paid in the case of a purchase-money security interest in consumer goods; or(2) Sixty percent of the principal amount of the obligation secured has been paid in the case of a nonpurchase-money security interest in consumer goods.(f)Compliance with mandatory disposition requirement. To comply with subsection (e) of this section, the secured party shall dispose of the collateral: (1) Within ninety days after taking possession; or(2) Within any longer period to which the debtor and all secondary obligors have agreed in an agreement to that effect entered into and signed after default.Amended by 2023 c 266,§ 947, eff. 1/1/2024.Construction-Effective date- 2023 c 266 : See notes following RCW 62A.12-101.