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§9-1208
Title 11: UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE
Article 9-A: TRANSACTIONS
Part 2: EFFECTIVENESS OF SECURITY AGREEMENT; ATTACHMENT OF SECURITY INTEREST; RIGHTS OF PARTIES TO SECURITY AGREEMENT
Subpart 2: RIGHTS AND DUTIES
§9-1210

§9-1209. Duties of secured party if account debtor has been notified of assignment

(CONTAINS TEXT WITH VARYING EFFECTIVE DATES)
(1).  Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3), this section applies if:  
(a). There is no outstanding secured obligation; and   [PL 1999, c. 699, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1999, c. 699, Pt. A, §4 (AFF).]
(b). The secured party is not committed to make advances, incur obligations or otherwise give value.   [PL 1999, c. 699, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1999, c. 699, Pt. A, §4 (AFF).]
[PL 1999, c. 699, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1999, c. 699, Pt. A, §4 (AFF).]
(2).  (TEXT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 7/01/25) Within 20 days after receiving an authenticated demand by the debtor, a secured party shall send to an account debtor that has received notification of an assignment to the secured party as assignee under section 9‑1406, subsection (1) an authenticated record that releases the account debtor from any further obligation to the secured party.  
[PL 1999, c. 699, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1999, c. 699, Pt. A, §4 (AFF).]
(2).  (TEXT EFFECTIVE 7/01/25)   Within 20 days after receiving a signed demand by the debtor, a secured party shall send to an account debtor that has received notification under section 9‑1406, subsection (1) or section 12‑106, subsection (2) of an assignment to the secured party as assignee a signed record that releases the account debtor from any further obligation to the secured party.  
[PL 2023, c. 669, Pt. A, §94 (AMD); PL 2023, c. 669, Pt. E, §1 (AFF).]
(3).  This section does not apply to an assignment constituting the sale of an account, chattel paper or payment intangible.  
[PL 1999, c. 699, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1999, c. 699, Pt. A, §4 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1999, c. 699, §A2 (NEW). PL 1999, c. 699, §A4 (AFF). PL 2023, c. 669, Pt. A, §94 (AMD). PL 2023, c. 669, Pt. E, §1 (AFF).
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