11 ME Rev Stat § 9-1611 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 11: UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE|Article 9-A: TRANSACTIONS|Part 6: DEFAULT|Subpart 1: DEFAULT AND ENFORCEMENT OF SECURITY INTEREST|11 §9-1611. Notification before disposition of collateral

 §9-1611. Notification before disposition of collateral (1).  In this section, "notification date" means the earlier of the date on which:   (a). A secured party sends to the debtor and any secondary obligor an authenticated notification of disposition; or   [PL 1999, c. 699, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1999, c. 699, Pt. A, §4 (AFF).](b). The debtor and any secondary obligor waive the right to notification.   [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).  Except as otherwise provided in subsection (4), a secured party that disposes of collateral under section 9-1610 shall send to the persons specified in subsection (3) a reasonable authenticated notification of disposition.   [PL 1999, c. 699, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1999, c. 699, Pt. A, §4 (AFF).] (3).  To comply with subsection (2), the secured party shall send an authenticated notification of disposition to:   (a). The debtor;   [PL 1999, c. 699, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1999, c. 699, Pt. A, §4 (AFF).](b). Any secondary obligor; and   [PL 1999, c. 699, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1999, c. 699, Pt. A, §4 (AFF).](c). If the collateral is other than consumer goods:   (i) Any other person from which the secured party has received, before the notification date, an authenticated notification of a claim of an interest in the collateral;   (ii) Any other secured party or lienholder that, 10 days before the notification date, held a security interest in or other lien on the collateral perfected by the filing of a financing statement that:   (A) Identified the collateral;   (B) Was indexed under the debtor's name as of that date; and   (C) Was filed in the appropriate office in which to file a financing statement against the debtor covering the collateral as of that date; and   (iii) Any other secured party that, 10 days before the notification date, held a security interest in the collateral perfected by compliance with a statute, regulation or treaty described in section 9-1311, subsection (1).   [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).] (4).   Subsection (2) does not apply if the collateral is perishable or threatens to decline speedily in value or is of a type customarily sold on a recognized market.   [PL 1999, c. 699, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1999, c. 699, Pt. A, §4 (AFF).] (5).  A secured party complies with the requirement for notification prescribed by subsection (3), paragraph (c), subparagraph (ii) if:   (a). Not later than 20 days or earlier than 30 days before the notification date, the secured party requests, in a commercially reasonable manner, information concerning financing statements indexed under the debtor's name in the office indicated in subsection (3), paragraph (c), subparagraph (ii); and   [PL 1999, c. 699, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1999, c. 699, Pt. A, §4 (AFF).](b). Before the notification date, the secured party:   (i) Did not receive a response to the request for information; or   (ii) Received a response to the request for information and sent an authenticated notification of disposition to each secured party or other lienholder named in that response whose financing statement covered the collateral.   [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).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1999, c. 699, §A2 (NEW). PL 1999, c. 699, §A4 (AFF).