Unknown debtor or secondary obligor.
13 Pa.C.S. § 9605
in effect(a) In general: no duty owed by secured party.--Except as provided in subsection (b), a secured party does not owe a duty based on its status as secured party to any of the following:
(1) A person that is a debtor or obligor unless the secured party knows:
(i) that the person is a debtor or obligor;
(ii) the identity of the person; and
(iii) how to communicate with the person.
(2) A secured party or lienholder that has filed a financing statement against a person unless the secured party knows:
(i) that the person is a debtor; and
(ii) the identity of the person.
(b) Exception: secured party owes duty to debtor or obligor.--A secured party owes a duty based on its status as a secured party to a person if, at the time the secured party obtains control of collateral that is a controllable account, controllable electronic record or controllable payment intangible or at the time the security interest attaches to the collateral, whichever is later:
(1) the person is a debtor or obligor; and
(2) the secured party knows that the information in subsection (a)(1) relating to the person is not provided by the collateral, a record attached to or logically associated with the collateral or the system in which the collateral is recorded. (July 1, 2024, P.L.450, No.41, eff. 60 days) 2024 Amendment. See section 1 of Act 41 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to findings and declarations. Cross References. Section 9605 is referred to in section 9601 of this title.
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