25-9-613. Contents and form of notification before disposition of collateral: general.
Except in a consumer-goods transaction, the following rules apply:
(1) The contents of a notification of disposition are sufficient if the notification:
a. Describes the debtor and the secured party;
b. Describes the collateral that is the subject of the intended disposition;
c. States the method of intended disposition;
d. States that the debtor is entitled to an accounting of the unpaid indebtedness and states the charge, if any, for an accounting; and
e. States the time and place of a public disposition or the time after which any other disposition is to be made.
(2) Whether the contents of a notification that lacks any of the information specified in subdivision (1) of this section are nevertheless sufficient is a question of fact.
(3) The contents of a notification providing substantially the information specified in subdivision (1) of this section are sufficient, even if the notification includes:
a. Information not specified by that subdivision; or
b. Minor errors that are not seriously misleading.
(4) A particular phrasing of the notification is not required.
(5) The following form of notification and the form appearing in G.S. 25-9-614(3), when completed, each provides sufficient information:
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]