Colorado § 4-9-605 - Unknown debtor or secondary obligor.
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§ 4-9-605. Unknown debtor or secondary obligor.
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, 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.
(b) 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)(A), (a)(1)(B), or (a)(1)(C) of this section 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.
Source: L. 2001: Entire article R&RE, p. 1400, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2023: IP amended and (b) added, (SB 23-090), ch. 136, p. 559, § 77, effective August 7.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 4-9-605 ("Unknown debtor or secondary obligor.") is part of the Colorado Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Colorado. 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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