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§9-1608.__Application of proceeds of collection or enforcement; |
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| | | liability for deficiency and right to surplus |
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| | | (1)__If a security interest or agricultural lien secures | | payment or performance of an obligation, the following rules | | apply. |
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| | | (a)__A secured party shall apply or pay over for application | | the cash proceeds of collection or enforcement under this | | section in the following order to: |
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| | | (i)__The reasonable expenses of collection and | | enforcement and, to the extent provided for by | | agreement and not prohibited by law, reasonable | | attorney's fees and legal expenses incurred by the | | secured party; |
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| | | (ii)__The satisfaction of obligations secured by the | | security interest or agricultural lien under which the | | collection or enforcement is made; and |
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| | | (iii)__The satisfaction of obligations secured by any | | subordinate security interest in or other lien on the | | collateral subject to the security interest or | | agricultural lien under which the collection or | | enforcement is made if the secured party receives an | | authenticated demand for proceeds before distribution | | of the proceeds is completed. |
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| | | (b)__If requested by a secured party, a holder of a | | subordinate security interest or other lien shall furnish | | reasonable proof of the interest or lien within a reasonable | | time.__Unless the holder complies, the secured party need | | not comply with the holder's demand under paragraph (a), | | subparagraph (iii). |
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| | | (c)__A secured party need not apply or pay over for | | application noncash proceeds of collection and enforcement | | under this section unless the failure to do so would be | | commercially unreasonable.__A secured party that applies or | | pays over for application noncash proceeds shall do so in a | | commercially reasonable manner. |
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| | | (d)__A secured party shall account to and pay a debtor for | | any surplus, and the obligor is liable for any deficiency. |
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| | | (2)__If the underlying transaction is a sale of accounts, | | chattel paper, payment intangibles or promissory notes, the |
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