Georgia § 11-9-618 - Rights and duties of certain secondary obligors.
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§ 11-9-618. Rights and duties of certain secondary obligors.
Rights and duties of secondary obligor. A secondary obligor acquires the rights and becomes obligated to perform the duties of the secured party after the secondary obligor: Receives an assignment of a secured obligation from the secured party; Receives a transfer of collateral from the secured party and agrees to accept the rights and assume the duties of the secured party; or Is subrogated to the rights of a secured party with respect to collateral. Effect of assignment, transfer, or subrogation. An assignment, transfer, or subrogation described in subsection (a) of this Code section: Is not a disposition of collateral under Code Section 11-9-610 ; and Relieves the secured party of further duties under this article. (Code 1981, § 11-9-618 , enacted by Ga. L. 2001, p. 362, § 1.)
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