§ 57A-9-613 Contents of notification--Form.

SD Codified L § 57A-9-613 (2019) (N/A)
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57A-9-613. Contents of notification--Form. 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 § 57A-9-614(3), when completed, each provides sufficient information:NOTIFICATION OF DISPOSITION OF COLLATERALTo: [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: %#40 __________

Time: %#40 __________

Place: %#40 __________

[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].

Source: SL 2000, ch 231.