Arkansas § 4-9-209 - Duties of secured party if account debtor has been notified of assignment.
Full text of Arkansas Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated § 4-9-209 — Duties of secured party if account debtor has been notified of assignment., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 4-9-209. Duties of secured party if account debtor has been notified of assignment.
Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c), this section applies if: there is no outstanding secured obligation; and the secured party is not committed to make advances, incur obligations, or otherwise give value. Within ten (10) 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 § 4-9-406(a) an authenticated record that releases the account debtor from any further obligation to the secured party. This section does not apply to an assignment constituting the sale of an account, chattel paper, or payment intangible.
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What does Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated § 4-9-209 cover?
Section 4-9-209 ("Duties of secured party if account debtor has been notified of assignment.") is part of the Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Arkansas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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