| 2. Duties to Unknown Persons. This section relieves a |
secured party from duties owed to a debtor or obligor, if the |
secured party does not know about the debtor or obligor. |
Similarly, it relieves a secured party from duties owed to a |
secured party or lienholder who has filed a financing statement |
against the debtor, if the secured party does not know about the |
debtor. For example, a secured party may be unaware that the |
original debtor has sold the collateral subject to the security |
interest and that the new owner has become the debtor. If so, |
the secured party owes no duty to the new owner (debtor) or to a |
secured party who has filed a financing statement against the new |
owner. This section should be read in conjunction with the |
exculpatory provisions in Section 9-628 [Maine cite section 9- |
1628]. Note that it relieves a secured party not only from |
duties arising under this Article but also from duties arising |
under other law by virtue of the secured party's status as such |
under this Article, unless the other law otherwise provides. |