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2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 47 - Uniform Commercial Code › § 47-9601 - Rights after default; judicial enforcement; consignor or buyer of accounts, chattel paper, payment intangibles or promissory notes

47-9601.
Rights after default;  judicial enforcement;  consignor or buyer of accounts,  chattel paper,  payment intangibles or promissory notes
A. After default,  a secured party has the rights provided in this article and,  except as otherwise provided in section 47-9602,  those provided by agreement of the parties. A secured party:
1. May reduce a claim to judgment,  foreclose or otherwise enforce the claim,  security interest or agricultural lien by any available judicial procedure;  and
2. If the collateral is documents,  may proceed either as to the documents or as to the goods they cover.
B. A secured party in possession of collateral or control of collateral under section 47-7106,  47-9104,  47-9105,  47-9106 or 47-9107 has the rights and duties provided in section 47-9207.
C. The rights under subsections A and B of this section are cumulative and may be exercised simultaneously.
D. Except as otherwise provided in subsection G of this section and section 47-9605,  after default,  a debtor and an obligor have the rights provided in this article and by agreement of the parties.
E. If a secured party has reduced its claim to judgment,  the lien of any levy that may be made on the collateral by virtue of an execution based on the judgment relates back to the earliest of:
1. The date of perfection of the security interest or agricultural lien in the collateral;
2. The date of filing a financing statement covering the collateral;  or
3. Any date specified in a statute under which the agricultural lien was created.
F. A sale pursuant to an execution is a foreclosure of the security interest or agricultural lien by judicial procedure within the meaning of this section. A secured party may purchase at the sale and thereafter hold the collateral free of any other requirements of this chapter.
G. Except as otherwise provided in section 47-9607,  subsection C,  this article imposes no duties on a secured party that is a consignor or is a buyer of accounts,  chattel paper,  payment intangibles or promissory notes.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 47 - Uniform Commercial Code › § 47-9602 - Waiver and variance of rights and duties

47-9602.
Waiver and variance of rights and duties
Except as otherwise provided in section 47-9624,  to the extent that the rules give rights to a debtor or obligor and impose duties on a secured party,  the debtor or obligor may not waive or vary the rules stated in the following listed sections:
1. Section 47-9207,  subsection B,  paragraph 4,  subdivision (c),  which deals with use and operation of the collateral by the secured party;
2. Section 47-9210,  which deals with requests for an accounting and requests concerning a list of collateral and statement of account;
3. Section 47-9607,  subsection C,  which deals with collection and enforcement of collateral;
4. Section 47-9608,  subsection A and section 47-9615,  subsection C to the extent that they deal with application or payment of noncash proceeds of collection,  enforcement or disposition;
5. Section 47-9608,  subsection A and section 47-9615,  subsection D to the extent that they require accounting for or payment of surplus proceeds of collateral;
6. Section 47-9609 to the extent that it imposes on a secured party that takes possession of collateral without judicial process the duty to do so without breach of the peace;
7. Section 47-9610,  subsection B and sections 47-9611,  47-9613 and 47-9614,  which deal with disposition of collateral;
8. Section 47-9615,  subsection F,  which deals with calculation of a deficiency or surplus when a disposition is made to the secured party,  a person related to the secured party or a secondary obligor;
9. Section 47-9616,  which deals with explanation of the calculation of a surplus or deficiency;
10. Sections 47-9620,  47-9621 and 47-9622,  which deal with acceptance of collateral in satisfaction of obligation;
11. Section 47-9623,  which deals with redemption of collateral;
12. Section 47-9624,  which deals with permissible waivers;  and
13. Sections 47-9625 and 47-9626,  which deal with the secured party's liability for failure to comply with this chapter.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 47 - Uniform Commercial Code › § 47-9603 - Agreement on standards concerning rights and duties

47-9603.
Agreement on standards concerning rights and duties
A. The parties may determine by agreement the standards measuring the fulfillment of the rights of a debtor or obligor and the duties of a secured party under a rule stated in section 47-9602 if the standards are not manifestly unreasonable.
B. Subsection A of this section does not apply to the duty under section 47-9609 to refrain from breaching the peace.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 47 - Uniform Commercial Code › § 47-9604 - Procedure if security agreement covers real property or fixtures

47-9604.
Procedure if security agreement covers real property or fixtures
A. If a security agreement covers both personal and real property,  a secured party may proceed:
1. Under this article as to the personal property without prejudicing any rights with respect to the real property;  or
2. As to both the personal property and the real property in accordance with the rights with respect to the real property,  in which case the other provisions of this article do not apply.
B. Subject to subsection C,  if a security agreement covers goods that are or become fixtures,  a secured party may proceed:
1. Under this article;  or
2. In accordance with the rights with respect to real property,  in which case the other provisions of this article do not apply.
C. Subject to the other provisions of this article,  if a secured party holding a security interest in fixtures has priority over all owners and encumbrancers of the real property,  the secured party,  after default,  may remove the collateral from the real property.
D. A secured party that removes collateral shall promptly reimburse any encumbrancer or owner of the real property,  other than the debtor,  for the cost of repair of any physical injury caused by the removal. The secured party need not reimburse the encumbrancer or owner for any diminution in value of the real property caused by the absence of the goods removed or by any necessity of replacing them. A person entitled to reimbursement may refuse permission to remove until the secured party gives adequate assurance for the performance of the obligation to reimburse.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 47 - Uniform Commercial Code › § 47-9605 - Unknown debtor or secondary obligor

47-9605.
Unknown debtor or secondary obligor
A secured party does not owe a duty based on its status as secured party:
1. To a person that is a debtor or obligor,  unless the secured party knows:
(a) That the person is a debtor or obligor;
(b) The identity of the person;  and
(c) How to communicate with the person;  or
2. To a secured party or lienholder that has filed a financing statement against a person,  unless the secured party knows:
(a) That the person is a debtor;  and
(b) The identity of the person.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 47 - Uniform Commercial Code › § 47-9607 - Collection and enforcement by secured party

47-9607.
Collection and enforcement by secured party
A. If so agreed,  and in any event after default,  a secured party:
1. May notify an account debtor or other person obligated on collateral to make payment or otherwise render performance to or for the benefit of the secured party;
2. May take any proceeds to which the secured party is entitled under section 47-9315;
3. May enforce the obligations of an account debtor or other person obligated on collateral and exercise the rights of the debtor with respect to the obligation of the account debtor or other person obligated on collateral to make payment or otherwise render performance to the debtor,  and with respect to any property that secures the obligations of the account debtor or other person obligated on the collateral;
4. If it holds a security interest in a deposit account perfected by control under section 47-9104,  subsection A,  paragraph 1,  may apply the balance of the deposit account to the obligation secured by the deposit account;  and
5. If it holds a security interest in a deposit account perfected by control under section 47-9104,  subsection A,  paragraph 2 or 3,  may instruct the bank to pay the balance of the deposit account to or for the benefit of the secured party.
B. If necessary to enable a secured party to exercise under subsection A,  paragraph 3 of this section the right of a debtor to enforce a mortgage nonjudicially,  the secured party may record in the office in which a record of the mortgage is recorded:
1. A copy of the security agreement that creates or provides for a security interest in the obligation secured by the mortgage;  and
2. The secured party's sworn affidavit in recordable form stating that:
(a) A default has occurred with respect to the obligation secured by the mortgage;  and
(b) The secured party is entitled to enforce the mortgage nonjudicially.
C. A secured party shall proceed in a commercially reasonable manner if the secured party:
1. Undertakes to collect from or enforce an obligation of an account debtor or other person obligated on collateral;  and
2. Is entitled to charge back uncollected collateral or otherwise to full or limited recourse against the debtor or a secondary obligor.
D. A secured party may deduct from the collections made pursuant to subsection C of this section reasonable expenses of collection and enforcement,  including reasonable attorney fees and legal expenses incurred by the secured party.
E. This section does not determine whether an account debtor,  bank or other person obligated on collateral owes a duty to a secured party.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 47 - Uniform Commercial Code › § 47-9608 - Application of proceeds of collection or enforcement; liability for deficiency and right to surplus

47-9608.
Application of proceeds of collection or enforcement;  liability for deficiency and right to surplus
A. If a security interest or agricultural lien secures payment or performance of an obligation,  the following rules apply:
1. A secured party shall apply or pay over for application the cash proceeds of collection or enforcement under section 47-9607 in the following order to:
(a) The reasonable expenses of collection and enforcement and,  to the extent provided for by agreement and not prohibited by law,  reasonable attorney fees and legal expenses incurred by the secured party;
(b) The satisfaction of obligations secured by the security interest or agricultural lien under which the collection or enforcement is made;  and
(c) 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.
2. 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 1,  subdivision (c).
3. A secured party need not apply or pay over for application noncash proceeds of collection and enforcement under section 47-9607 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.
4. A secured party shall account to and pay a debtor for any surplus,  and the obligor is liable for any deficiency.
B. If the underlying transaction is a sale of accounts,  chattel paper,  payment intangibles or promissory notes,  the debtor is not entitled to any surplus,  and the obligor is not liable for any deficiency.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 47 - Uniform Commercial Code › § 47-9609 - Secured party's right to take possession after default

47-9609.
Secured party's right to take possession after default
A. After default,  a secured party:
1. May take possession of the collateral;  and
2. Without removal,  may render equipment unusable and dispose of collateral on a debtor's premises under section 47-9610.
B. A secured party may proceed under subsection A of this section:
1. Pursuant to judicial process;  or
2. Without judicial process,  if it proceeds without breach of the peace.
C. If so agreed,  and in any event after default,  a secured party may require the debtor to assemble the collateral and make it available to the secured party at a place to be designated by the secured party that is reasonably convenient to both parties.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 47 - Uniform Commercial Code › § 47-9610 - Disposition of collateral after default

47-9610.
Disposition of collateral after default
A. After default,  a secured party may sell,  lease,  license or otherwise dispose of any or all of the collateral in its present condition or following any commercially reasonable preparation or processing.
B. Every aspect of a disposition of collateral,  including the method,  manner,  time,  place and other terms,  must be commercially reasonable. If commercially reasonable,  a secured party may dispose of collateral by public or private proceedings,  by one or more contracts,  as a unit or in parcels,  and at any time and place and on any terms.
C. A secured party may purchase collateral:
1. At a public disposition;  or
2. At a private disposition only if the collateral is of a kind that is customarily sold on a recognized market or the subject of widely distributed standard price quotations.
D. A contract for sale,  lease,  license or other disposition includes the warranties relating to title,  possession,  quiet enjoyment and the like that by operation of law accompany a voluntary disposition of property of the kind subject to the contract.
E. A secured party may disclaim or modify warranties under subsection D:
1. In a manner that would be effective to disclaim or modify the warranties in a voluntary disposition of property of the kind subject to the contract of disposition;  or
2. By communicating to the purchaser a record evidencing the contract for disposition and including an express disclaimer or modification of the warranties.
F. A record is sufficient to disclaim warranties under subsection E if it indicates " There is no warranty relating to title,  possession,  quiet enjoyment or the like in this disposition"  or uses words of similar import.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 47 - Uniform Commercial Code › § 47-9611 - Notification before disposition of collateral

47-9611.
Notification before disposition of collateral
A. In this section,  " notification date"  means the earlier of the date on which:
1. A secured party sends to the debtor and any secondary obligor an authenticated notification of disposition;  or
2. The debtor and any secondary obligor waive the right to notification.
B. Except as otherwise provided in subsection D of this section,  a secured party that disposes of collateral under section 47-9610 shall send to the persons specified in subsection C of this section a reasonable authenticated notification of disposition.
C. To comply with subsection B of this section,  the secured party shall send an authenticated notification of disposition to:
1. The debtor;
2. Any secondary obligor;  and
3. If the collateral is other than consumer goods:
(a) 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;
(b) Any other secured party or lienholder that,  ten 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:
(i) Identified the collateral;
(ii) Was indexed under the debtor's name as of that date;  and
(iii) Was filed in the office in which to file a financing statement against the debtor covering the collateral as of that date;  and
(c) Any other secured party that,  ten days before the notification date,  held a security interest in the collateral perfected by compliance with a statute,  regulation or treaty described in section 47-9311,  subsection A.
D. Subsection B of this section 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.
E. A secured party complies with the requirement for notification prescribed by subsection C,  paragraph 3,  subdivision (b) of this section if:
1. Not later than twenty days or earlier than thirty 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 C,  paragraph 3,  subdivision (b) of this section;  and
2. Before the notification date,  the secured party:
(a) Did not receive a response to the request for information;  or
(b) Received a response to the request for information and sent an authenticated notification of disposition to each secured party named in that response and whose financing statement covered the collateral.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 47 - Uniform Commercial Code › § 47-9612 - Timeliness of notification before disposition of collateral

47-9612.
Timeliness of notification before disposition of collateral
A. Except as otherwise provided in subsection B,  whether a notification is sent within a reasonable time is a question of fact.
B. In a transaction other than a consumer transaction,  a notification of disposition sent after default and ten days or more before the earliest time of disposition set forth in the notification is sent within a reasonable time before the disposition.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 47 - Uniform Commercial Code › § 47-9613 - Contents and form of notification before disposition of collateral; general

47-9613.
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 of this section are nevertheless sufficient is a question of fact.
3. The contents of a notification providing substantially the information specified in paragraph 1 of this section 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 section 47-9614,  paragraph 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:
[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] .
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 47 - Uniform Commercial Code › § 47-9617 - Rights of transferee of collateral

47-9617.
Rights of transferee of collateral
A. A secured party's disposition of collateral after default:
1. Transfers to a transferee for value all of the debtor's rights in the collateral;
2. Discharges the security interest under which the disposition is made;  and
3. Discharges any subordinate security interest or other subordinate lien.
B. A transferee that acts in good faith takes free of the rights and interests described in subsection A,  even if the secured party fails to comply with this article or the requirements of any judicial proceeding.
C. If a transferee does not take free of the rights and interests described in subsection A,  the transferee takes the collateral subject to:
1. The debtor's rights in the collateral;
2. The security interest or agricultural lien under which the disposition is made;  and
3. Any other security interest or other lien.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 47 - Uniform Commercial Code › § 47-9618 - Rights and duties of certain secondary obligors

47-9618.
Rights and duties of certain secondary obligors
A. A secondary obligor acquires the rights and becomes obligated to perform the duties of the secured party after the secondary obligor:
1. Receives an assignment of a secured obligation from the secured party;
2. Receives a transfer of collateral from the secured party and agrees to accept the rights and assume the duties of the secured party;  or
3. Is subrogated to the rights of a secured party with respect to collateral.
B. An assignment,  transfer or subrogation described in subsection A of this section:
1. Is not a disposition of collateral under section 47-9610;  and
2. Relieves the secured party of further duties under this chapter.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 47 - Uniform Commercial Code › § 47-9619 - Transfer of record or legal title; definition

47-9619.
Transfer of record or legal title;  definition
A. In this section,  " transfer statement"  means a record authenticated by a secured party and stating:
1. That the debtor has defaulted in connection with an obligation secured by specified collateral;
2. That the secured party has exercised its postdefault remedies with respect to the collateral;
3. That,  by reason of the exercise,  a transferee has acquired the rights of the debtor in the collateral;  and
4. The name and mailing address of the secured party,  debtor and transferee.
B. A transfer statement entitles the transferee to the transfer of record of all rights of the debtor in the collateral specified in the statement in any official filing,  recording,  registration or certificate of title system covering the collateral. If a transfer statement is presented with the applicable fee and request form to the official or office responsible for maintaining the system,  the official or office shall:
1. Accept the transfer statement;
2. Promptly amend its records to reflect the transfer;  and
3. If applicable,  issue a new appropriate certificate of title in the name of the transferee.
C. A transfer of the record or legal title to collateral to a secured party under subsection B or otherwise is not of itself a disposition of collateral under this chapter and does not of itself relieve the secured party of its duties under this chapter.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 47 - Uniform Commercial Code › § 47-9621 - Notification of proposal to accept collateral

47-9621.
Notification of proposal to accept collateral
A. A secured party that desires to accept collateral in full or partial satisfaction of the obligation it secures shall send its proposal to:
1. Any person from which the secured party has received,  before the debtor consented to the acceptance,  an authenticated notification of a claim of an interest in the collateral;
2. Any other secured party or lienholder that,  ten days before the debtor consented to the acceptance,  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 office or offices in which to file a financing statement against the debtor covering the collateral as of that date;  and
3. Any other secured party that,  ten days before the debtor consented to the acceptance,  held a security interest in the collateral perfected by compliance with a statute,  regulation or treaty described in section 47-9311,  subsection A.
B. A secured party that desires to accept collateral in partial satisfaction of the obligation it secures shall send its proposal to any secondary obligor in addition to the persons described in subsection A of this section.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 47 - Uniform Commercial Code › § 47-9622 - Effect of acceptance of collateral

47-9622.
Effect of acceptance of collateral
A. A secured party's acceptance of collateral in full or partial satisfaction of the obligation it secures:
1. Discharges the obligation to the extent consented to by the debtor;
2. Transfers to the secured party all of a debtor's rights in the collateral;
3. Discharges the security interest or agricultural lien that is the subject of the debtor's consent and any subordinate security interest or other subordinate lien;  and
4. Terminates any other subordinate interest.
B. A subordinate interest is discharged or terminated under subsection A of this section,  even if the secured party fails to comply with this chapter.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 47 - Uniform Commercial Code › § 47-9623 - Right to redeem collateral

47-9623.
Right to redeem collateral
A. A debtor,  any secondary obligor or any other secured party or lienholder may redeem collateral.
B. To redeem collateral,  a person shall tender:
1. Fulfillment of all obligations secured by the collateral;  and
2. The reasonable expenses and attorney fees described in section 47-9615,  subsection A,  paragraph 1.
C. A redemption may occur at any time before a secured party:
1. Has collected collateral under section 47-9607;
2. Has disposed of collateral or entered into a contract for its disposition under section 47-9610;  or
3. Has accepted collateral in full or partial satisfaction of the obligation it secures under section 47-9622.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 47 - Uniform Commercial Code › § 47-9624 - Waiver

47-9624.
Waiver
A. A debtor or secondary obligor may waive the right to notification of disposition of collateral under section 47-9611 only by an agreement to that effect entered into and authenticated after default.
B. A debtor may waive the right to require disposition of collateral under section 47-9620,  subsection E only by an agreement to that effect entered into and authenticated after default.
C. Except in a consumer goods transaction,  a debtor or secondary obligor may waive the right to redeem collateral under section 47-9623 only by an agreement to that effect entered into and authenticated after default.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 47 - Uniform Commercial Code › § 47-9626 - Action in which deficiency or surplus is in issue

47-9626.
Action in which deficiency or surplus is in issue
A. In an action arising from a transaction,  other than a consumer transaction,  in which the amount of a deficiency or surplus is in issue,  the following rules apply:
1. A secured party need not prove compliance with the provisions of this article relating to collection,  enforcement,  disposition or acceptance unless the debtor or a secondary obligor places the secured party's compliance in issue.
2. If the secured party's compliance is placed in issue,  the secured party has the burden of establishing that the collection,  enforcement,  disposition or acceptance was conducted in accordance with this article.
3. Except as otherwise provided in section 47-9628,  if a secured party fails to prove that the collection,  enforcement,  disposition or acceptance was conducted in accordance with the provisions of this article relating to collection,  enforcement,  disposition or acceptance,  the liability of a debtor or a secondary obligor for a deficiency is limited to an amount by which the sum of the secured obligation,  expenses and attorney fees exceeds the greater of:
(a) The proceeds of the collection,  enforcement,  disposition or acceptance;  or
(b) The amount of proceeds that would have been realized had the noncomplying secured party proceeded in accordance with the provisions of this article relating to collection,  enforcement,  disposition or acceptance.
4. For purposes of paragraph 3,  subdivision (b),  the amount of proceeds that would have been realized is equal to the sum of the secured obligation,  expenses and attorney fees unless the secured party proves that the amount is less than that sum.
5. If a deficiency or surplus is calculated under section 47-9615,  subsection F,  the debtor or obligor has the burden of establishing that the amount of proceeds of the disposition is significantly below the range of prices that a complying disposition to a person other than the secured party,  a person related to the secured party or a secondary obligor would have brought.
B. The limitation of the rules in subsection A of this section to transactions other than consumer transactions is intended to leave to the court the determination of the proper rules in consumer transactions. The court may not infer from that limitation the nature of the proper rule in consumer transactions and may continue to apply established approaches.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 47 - Uniform Commercial Code › § 47-9627 - Determination of whether conduct was commercially reasonable

47-9627.
Determination of whether conduct was commercially reasonable
A. The fact that a greater amount could have been obtained by a collection,  enforcement,  disposition or acceptance at a different time or in a different method from that selected by the secured party is not of itself sufficient to preclude the secured party from establishing that the collection,  enforcement,  disposition or acceptance was made in a commercially reasonable manner.
B. A disposition of collateral is made in a commercially reasonable manner if the disposition is made:
1. In the usual manner on any recognized market;
2. At the price current in any recognized market at the time of the disposition;  or
3. Otherwise in conformity with reasonable commercial practices among dealers in the type of property that was the subject of the disposition.
C. A collection,  enforcement,  disposition or acceptance is commercially reasonable if it has been approved:
1. In a judicial proceeding;
2. By a bona fide creditors' committee;
3. By a representative of creditors;  or
4. By an assignee for the benefit of creditors.
D. Approval under subsection C need not be obtained,  and lack of approval does not mean that the collection,  enforcement,  disposition or acceptance is not commercially reasonable.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 47 - Uniform Commercial Code › § 47-9628 - Nonliability and limitation on liability of secured party; liability of secondary obligor

47-9628.
Nonliability and limitation on liability of secured party;  liability of secondary obligor
A. Unless a secured party knows that a person is a debtor or obligor,  knows the identity of the person and knows how to communicate with the person:
1. The secured party is not liable to the person,  or to a secured party or lienholder that has filed a financing statement against the person,  for failure to comply with this chapter;  and
2. The secured party's failure to comply with this chapter does not affect the liability of the person for a deficiency.
B. A secured party is not liable because of its status as secured party:
1. To a person that is a debtor or obligor,  unless the secured party knows:
(a) That the person is a debtor or obligor;
(b) The identity of the person;  and
(c) How to communicate with the person;  or
2. To a secured party or lienholder that has filed a financing statement against a person,  unless the secured party knows:
(a) That the person is a debtor;  and
(b) The identity of the person.
C. A secured party is not liable to any person,  and a person's liability for a deficiency is not affected,  because of any act or omission arising out of the secured party's reasonable belief that a transaction is not a consumer goods transaction or a consumer transaction or that goods are not consumer goods,  if the secured party's belief is based on its reasonable reliance on:
1. A debtor's representation concerning the purpose for which collateral was to be used,  acquired or held;  or
2. An obligor's representation concerning the purpose for which a secured obligation was incurred.
D. A secured party is not liable to any person under section 47-9625,  subsection C,  paragraph 2 for its failure to comply with section 47-9616.
E. A secured party is not liable under section 47-9625,  subsection C,  paragraph 2 more than once with respect to any one secured obligation.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 47 - Uniform Commercial Code › § 47-9702 - Savings clause

47-9702.
Savings clause
A. Except as otherwise provided in this article,  this chapter,  as added in 1999,  applies to a transaction or lien within its scope,  even if the transaction or lien was entered into or created before July 1,  2001.
B. Except as otherwise provided in subsection C of this section and sections 47-9703 through 47-9709:
1. Transactions and liens that were not governed by chapter 9 of this title as it existed before July 1,  2001,  were validly entered into or created before July 1,  2001 and would be subject to this chapter,  as added in 1999,  if they had been entered into or created after July 1,  2001,  and the rights,  duties and interests flowing from those transactions and liens remain valid after July 1,  2001;  and
2. The transactions and liens may be terminated,  completed,  consummated and enforced as required or permitted by this chapter,  as added in 1999,  or by the law that otherwise would apply if this chapter had not taken effect.
C. This chapter,  as added in 1999,  does not affect an action,  case or proceeding commenced before July 1,  2001.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 47 - Uniform Commercial Code › § 47-9703 - Security interest perfected before effective date

47-9703.
Security interest perfected before effective date
A. A security interest that is enforceable immediately before July 1,  2001 and would have priority over the rights of a person that becomes a lien creditor at that time is a perfected security interest under this chapter,  as added in 1999,  if,  on July 1,  2001,  the applicable requirements for enforceability and perfection under this chapter,  as added in 1999,  are satisfied without further action.
B. Except as otherwise provided in section 47-9705,  if,  immediately before July 1,  2001,  a security interest is enforceable and would have priority over the rights of a person that becomes a lien creditor at that time,  but the applicable requirements for enforceability or perfection under this chapter,  as added in 1999,  are not satisfied on July 1,  2001,  the security interest:
1. Is a perfected security interest for one year after July 1,  2001;
2. Remains enforceable thereafter only if the security interest becomes enforceable under section 47-9203 before the year expires;  and
3. Remains perfected thereafter only if the applicable requirements for perfection under this chapter,  as added in 1999,  are satisfied before the year expires.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 47 - Uniform Commercial Code › § 47-9704 - Security interest unperfected before effective date

47-9704.
Security interest unperfected before effective date
A security interest that is enforceable immediately before July 1,  2001 but that would be subordinate to the rights of a person that becomes a lien creditor at that time:
1. Remains an enforceable security interest for one year after July 1,  2001;
2. Remains enforceable thereafter if the security interest becomes enforceable under section 47-9203 on July 1,  2001 or within one year thereafter;  and
3. Becomes perfected:
(a) Without further action,  on July 1,  2001 if the applicable requirements for perfection under this chapter,  as added in 1999,  are satisfied before or at that time;  or
(b) When the applicable requirements for perfection are satisfied if the requirements are satisfied after that time.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 47 - Uniform Commercial Code › § 47-9705 - Effectiveness of action taken before effective date

47-9705.
Effectiveness of action taken before effective date
A. If action,  other than the filing of a financing statement,  is taken before July 1,  2001 and the action would have resulted in priority of a security interest over the rights of a person that becomes a lien creditor had the security interest become enforceable before July 1,  2001,  the action is effective to perfect a security interest that attaches under this chapter,  as added in 1999,  within one year after July 1,  2001. An attached security interest becomes unperfected one year after July 1,  2001 unless the security interest becomes a perfected security interest under this chapter,  as added in 1999,  before the expiration of that period.
B. The filing of a financing statement before July 1,  2001 is effective to perfect a security interest to the extent the filing would satisfy the applicable requirements for perfection under this chapter,  as added in 1999.
C. This chapter,  as added in 1999,  does not render ineffective an effective financing statement that before July 1,  2001 is filed and satisfies the applicable requirements for perfection under the law of the jurisdiction governing perfection as provided in former section 47-9103. However,  except as otherwise provided in subsections D and E of this section and section 47-9706,  the financing statement ceases to be effective at the earlier of:
1. The time the financing statement would have ceased to be effective under the law of the jurisdiction in which it is filed;  or
2. June 30,  2007.
D. The filing of a continuation statement after July 1,  2001 does not continue the effectiveness of the financing statement filed before July 1,  2001. However,  on the timely filing of a continuation statement after July 1,  2001 and in accordance with the law of the jurisdiction governing perfection as provided in article 3 of this chapter,  as added in 1999,  the effectiveness of a financing statement filed in the same office in that jurisdiction before July 1,  2001 continues for the period provided by the law of that jurisdiction.
E. Subsection C,  paragraph 2 of this section applies to a financing statement that before July 1,  2001 is filed against a transmitting utility and satisfies the applicable requirements for perfection under the law of the jurisdiction governing perfection as provided in former section 47-9103 only to the extent that article 3 of this chapter,  as added in 1999,  provides that the law of a jurisdiction other than the jurisdiction in which the financing statement is filed governs perfection of a security interest in collateral covered by the financing statement.
F. A financing statement that includes a financing statement filed before July 1,  2001 and a continuation statement filed after July 1,  2001 is effective only to the extent that it satisfies the requirements of article 5 of this chapter,  as added in 1999,  for an initial financing statement.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 47 - Uniform Commercial Code › § 47-9706 - When initial financing statement suffices as continuation statement

47-9706.
When initial financing statement suffices as continuation statement
A. The filing of an initial financing statement in the office specified in section 47-9501 continues the effectiveness of a financing statement filed before July 1,  2001 if:
1. The filing of an initial financing statement in that office would be effective to perfect a security interest under this chapter,  as added in 1999;
2. The pre-effective date financing statement was filed in an office in another state or another office in this state;  and
3. The initial financing statement satisfies subsection B of this section.
B. The filing of an initial financing statement under subsection A of this section continues the effectiveness of the pre-effective date financing statement:
1. If the initial financing statement is filed before July 1,  2001,  for the period provided in former section 47-9403 with respect to a financing statement;  and
2. If the initial financing statement is filed before July 1,  2001,  for the period provided in section 47-9515 with respect to an initial financing statement.
C. To be effective for purposes of subsection A of this section,  an initial financing statement must:
1. Satisfy the requirements of article 5 of this chapter,  as added in 1999,  for an initial financing statement;
2. Identify the pre-effective date financing statement by indicating the office in which the financing statement was filed and providing the dates of filing and file numbers,  if any,  of the financing statement and of the most recent continuation statement filed with respect to the financing statement;  and
3. Indicate that the pre-effective date financing statement remains effective.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 47 - Uniform Commercial Code › § 47-9707 - Amendment of pre-effective-date financing statement; definition

47-9707.
Amendment of pre-effective-date financing statement;  definition
A. In this section,  " pre-effective-date financing statement"  means a financing statement filed before July 1,  2001.
B. After July 1,  2001,  a person may add or delete collateral covered by,  continue or terminate the effectiveness of,  or otherwise amend the information provided in,  a pre-effective-date financing statement only in accordance with the law of the jurisdiction governing perfection as provided in article 3 of this chapter,  as added in 1999. However,  the effectiveness of a pre-effective-date financing statement also may be terminated in accordance with the law of the jurisdiction in which the financing statement is filed.
C. Except as otherwise provided in subsection D of this section,  if the law of this state governs perfection of a security interest,  the information in a pre-effective-date financing statement may be amended after July 1,  2001 only if:
1. The pre-effective-date financing statement and an amendment are filed in the office specified in section 47-9501;
2. An amendment is filed in the office specified in section 47-9501 concurrently with,  or after the filing in that office of,  an initial financing statement that satisfies section 47-9706,  subsection C;  or
3. An initial financing statement that provides the information as amended and satisfies section 47-9706,  subsection C and that is filed in the office specified in section 47-9501.
D. If the law of this state governs perfection of a security interest,  the effectiveness of a pre-effective-date financing statement may be continued only under section 47-9705,  subsections D and F or section 47-9706.
E. Whether or not the law of this state governs perfection of a security interest,  the effectiveness of a pre-effective-date financing statement filed in this state may be terminated after July 1,  2001 by filing a termination statement in the office in which the pre-effective-date financing statement is filed,  unless an initial financing statement that satisfies section 47-9706,  subsection C has been filed in the office specified by the law of the jurisdiction governing perfection as provided in article 3 of this chapter,  as added in 1999,  as the office in which to file a financing statement.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 47 - Uniform Commercial Code › § 47-9708 - Persons entitled to file initial financing statement or continuation statement

47-9708.
Persons entitled to file initial financing statement or continuation statement
A person may file an initial financing statement or a continuation statement under this article if:
1. The secured party of record authorizes the filing;  and
2. The filing is necessary under this article:
(a) To continue the effectiveness of a financing statement filed before July 1,  2001;  or
(b) To perfect or continue the perfection of a security interest.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 47 - Uniform Commercial Code › § 47-9709 - Priority

47-9709.
Priority
A. This chapter,  as added in 1999,  determines the priority of conflicting claims to collateral. However,  if the relative priorities of the claims were established before July 1,  2001,  chapter 9 of this title as it existed before July 1,  2001 determines priority.
B. For purposes of section 47-9322,  subsection A,  the priority of a security interest that becomes enforceable under section 47-9203 dates from July 1,  2001 if the security interest is perfected under this chapter,  as added in 1999,  by the filing of a financing statement before July 1,  2001 that would not have been effective to perfect the security interest under chapter 9 of this title as it existed before July 1,  2001. This subsection does not apply to conflicting security interests each of which is perfected by the filing of such a financing statement.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 47 - Uniform Commercial Code › § 47-9801 - Savings clause

47-9801.
Savings clause
A. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter,  as amended in 2014,  this chapter,  as amended in 2014,  applies to a transaction or lien within its scope,  even if the transaction or lien was entered into or created before the effective date of this section.
B. This chapter,  as amended in 2014,  does not affect an action,  case,  or proceeding commenced before the effective date of this section.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 47 - Uniform Commercial Code › § 47-9802 - Security interest perfected before effective date

47-9802.
Security interest perfected before effective date
A. A security interest that is a perfected security interest immediately before the effective date of this section is a perfected security interest under this chapter,  as amended in 2014,  if,  on the effective date of this section,  the applicable requirements for attachment and perfection under this chapter,  as amended in 2014,  are satisfied without further action.
B. Except as otherwise provided in section 47-9804,  if,  immediately before the effective date of this section,  a security interest is a perfected security interest,  but the applicable requirements for perfection under this chapter,  as amended in 2014,  are not satisfied on the effective date of this section,  the security interest remains perfected thereafter only if the applicable requirements for perfection under this chapter,  as amended in 2014,  are satisfied within one year after the effective date of this section.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 47 - Uniform Commercial Code › § 47-9803 - Security interest unperfected before effective date

47-9803.
Security interest unperfected before effective date
A security interest that is an unperfected security interest immediately before the effective date of this section becomes a perfected security interest:
1. Without further action,  on the effective date of this section if the applicable requirements for perfection under this chapter,  as amended in 2014,  are satisfied before or at that time;  or
2. When the applicable requirements for perfection are satisfied if the requirements are satisfied after that time.