DC Code § 28:9-613 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 28 - Commercial Instruments and Transactions. [Enacted title]|Subtitle I - Uniform Commercial Code|Article 9 - Secured Transactions|Part VI - Default|Subpart 1 - Default and Enforcement of Security Interest|§ 28:9-613. Contents and form of notification before disposition of collateral: general

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 § 28:9-614(3), when completed, each provides sufficient information:   NOTIFICATION OF DISPOSITION OF COLLATERAL  “To: [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: ............... “Time: ............... “Place: ............... “Time: ............... “[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]   “[End of Form]”   (Oct. 26, 2000, D.C. Law 13-201, § 101, 47 DCR 7576.)  Section References This section is referenced in § 28:9-602 and § 28:9-614. Uniform Commercial Code Comment 1. Source. New. 2. Contents of Notification. To comply with the “reasonable authenticated notification” requirement of Section 9-611(b), the contents of a notification must be reasonable. Except in a consumer-goods transaction, the contents of a notification that includes the information set forth in paragraph (1) are sufficient as a matter of law, unless the parties agree otherwise. (The reference to “time” of disposition means here, as it did in former Section 9-504(3), not only the hour of the day but also the date.) Although a secured party may choose to include additional information concerning the transaction or the debtor’s rights and obligations, no additional information is required unless the parties agree otherwise. A notification that lacks some of the information set forth in paragraph (1) nevertheless may be sufficient if found to be reasonable by the trier of fact, under paragraph (2). A properly completed sample form of notification in paragraph (5) or in Section 9-614(a)(3) is an example of a notification that would contain the information set forth in paragraph (1). Under paragraph (4), however, no particular phrasing of the notification is required.