Except in a consumer-goods transaction, the following rules apply:

(1)  The contents of a notification of disposition are sufficient if the notification:

Terms Used In Utah Code 70A-9a-613

  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(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 Subsection (1) are nevertheless sufficient is a question of fact.

(3)  The contents of a notification providing substantially the information specified in Subsection (1) are sufficient, even if the notification includes:

(a)  information not specified by that subsection; 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 Subsection 70A-9a-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) 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: [Insert day and date]
     Time: [Insert time]
     Place: [Insert 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 $[Insert amount] ]. You may request an accounting by calling us at [telephone number].

Enacted by Chapter 252, 2000 General Session