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§9-1608.__Application of proceeds of collection or enforcement;

 
liability for deficiency and right to surplus

 
(1)__If a security interest or agricultural lien secures
payment or performance of an obligation, the following rules
apply.

 
(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:

 
(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;

 
(ii)__The satisfaction of obligations secured by the
security interest or agricultural lien under which the
collection or enforcement is made; and

 
(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.

 
(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).

 
(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.

 
(d)__A secured party shall account to and pay a debtor for
any surplus, and the obligor is liable for any deficiency.

 
(2)__If the underlying transaction is a sale of accounts,
chattel paper, payment intangibles or promissory notes, the


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