84-9-613. 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 K.S.A. 2018 Supp. 84-9-614(3) and amendments thereto, 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].

History: L. 2000, ch. 142, § 111; L. 2002, ch. 159, § 22; May 23.