Georgia § 11-9-613 - Contents and form of notification before disposition of collateral; general.
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§ 11-9-613. Contents and form of notification before disposition of collateral; general.
Except in a consumer goods transaction, the following rules apply: The contents of a notification of disposition are sufficient if the notification: Describes the debtor and the secured party; Describes the collateral that is the subject of the intended disposition; States the method of intended disposition; States that the debtor is entitled to an accounting of the unpaid indebtedness and states the charge, if any, for an accounting; and States the time and place of a public disposition or the time after which any other disposition is to be made; Whether the contents of a notification that lacks any of the information specified in paragraph (1) of this Code section are nevertheless sufficient is a question of fact; The contents of a notification providing substantially the information specified in paragraph (1) of this Code section are sufficient, even if the notification includes: Information not specified by that paragraph; or Minor errors that are not seriously misleading; A particular phrasing of the notification is not required; and The following form of notification and the form appearing in paragraph (3) of Code Section 11-9-614 , when completed, each provides sufficient information: (Code 1981, § 11-9-613 , enacted by Ga. L. 2001, p. 362, § 1.) 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) is (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) .
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