New Jersey § 12a:9-210

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§ 12a:9-210.

(a) Definitions. In this section: (1) “ Request ” means a record of a type described in paragraph (2), (3), or (4) . (2) “ Request for an accounting ” means a record authenticated by a debtor requesting that the recipient provide an

accounting of the unpaid obligations secured by collateral and reasonably identifying

the transaction or relationship that is the subject of the request. (3) “ Request regarding a list of collateral ” means a record authenticated by a debtor requesting that the recipient approve or

correct a list of what the debtor believes to be the collateral securing an obligation

and reasonably identifying the transaction or relationship that is the subject of

the request. (4) “ Request regarding a statement of account ” means a record authenticated by a debtor requesting that the recipient approve or

correct a statement indicating what the debtor believes to be the aggregate amount

of unpaid obligations secured by collateral as of a specified date and reasonably

identifying the transaction or relationship that is the subject of the request. (b) Duty to respond to requests. Subject to subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f) , a secured party, other than a buyer of accounts, chattel paper, payment intangibles,

or promissory notes or a consignor, shall comply with a request within 14 days after

receipt: (1) in the case of a request for an accounting, by authenticating and sending to the

debtor an accounting; and (2) in the case of a request regarding a list of collateral or a request regarding

a statement of account, by authenticating and sending to the debtor an approval or

correction. (c) Request regarding list of collateral; statement concerning type of collateral. A secured party that claims a security interest in all of a particular type of collateral

owned by the debtor may comply with a request regarding a list of collateral by sending

to the debtor an authenticated record including a statement to that effect within

14 days after receipt. (d) Request regarding list of collateral; no interest claimed. A person that receives a request regarding a list of collateral, claims no interest in the collateral

when it receives the request, and claimed an interest in the collateral at an earlier

time shall comply with the request within 14 days after receipt by sending to the

debtor an authenticated record: (1) disclaiming any interest in the collateral; and (2) if known to the recipient , providing the name and mailing address of any assignee of or successor to the recipient's interest in the collateral. (e) Request for accounting or regarding statement of account; no interest in obligation

claimed. A person that receives a request for an accounting or a request regarding a statement of account,

claims no interest in the obligations when it receives the request, and claimed an

interest in the obligations at an earlier time shall comply with the request within

14 days after receipt by sending to the debtor an authenticated record: (1) disclaiming any interest in the obligations; and (2) if known to the recipient , providing the name and mailing address of any assignee of or successor to the recipient's interest in the obligations. (f) Charges for responses. A debtor is entitled without charge to one response to a request under this section

during any six-month period. The secured party may require payment of a charge not exceeding $25 for each additional

response.

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