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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>72203</law_id><section_number>8.9A-613</section_number><catch_line>Contents and form of notification before disposition of collateral; general</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>8.9A-602</reference><reference>8.9A-614</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="8.9A">Commercial Code &#x2014; Secured Transactions</unit><unit label="part" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="6">Default</unit><unit label="subpart" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="1">Default and Enforcement of Security Interest</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="a"><p><span class="prefix-number">a.</span> Contents and form of notification. Except in a consumer-goods transaction, the following rules apply: <a id="paragraph-260110" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.9A-613/#a"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="a1" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> The contents of a notification of <span class="dictionary">disposition</span> are sufficient if the notification: <a id="paragraph-260111" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.9A-613/#a1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> describes the debtor and the secured <span class="dictionary">party</span>; <a id="paragraph-260112" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.9A-613/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> describes the <span class="dictionary">collateral</span> that is the subject of the intended <span class="dictionary">disposition</span>; <a id="paragraph-260113" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.9A-613/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> states the method of intended <span class="dictionary">disposition</span>; <a id="paragraph-260114" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.9A-613/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="D"><p><span class="prefix-number">D.</span> states that the debtor is entitled to an accounting of the unpaid indebtedness and states the charge, if any, for an accounting; and <a id="paragraph-260115" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.9A-613/#D"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="E"><p><span class="prefix-number">E.</span> states the time and place of a public <span class="dictionary">disposition</span> or the time after which any other <span class="dictionary">disposition</span> is to be made. <a id="paragraph-260116" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.9A-613/#E"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="E2" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> Whether the contents of a notification that lacks any of the information specified in paragraph (1) are nevertheless sufficient is a question of <span class="dictionary">fact</span>. <a id="paragraph-260117" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.9A-613/#E2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="E3" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> The contents of a notification providing substantially the information specified in paragraph (1) are sufficient, even if the notification includes: <a id="paragraph-260118" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.9A-613/#E3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> information not specified by that paragraph; or <a id="paragraph-260119" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.9A-613/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> <span class="dictionary">minor</span> errors that are not seriously misleading. <a id="paragraph-260120" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.9A-613/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B4" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">4.</span> A particular phrasing of the notification is not required. <a id="paragraph-260121" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.9A-613/#B4"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B5" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">5.</span> The following form of notification and the form appearing in &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Contents and form of notification before disposition of collateral; consumer-goods transaction" href="/8.9A-614/">8.9A-614</a> (a)(3), when completed in accordance with the instructions in subsection (b) and &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Contents and form of notification before disposition of collateral; consumer-goods transaction" href="/8.9A-614/">8.9A-614</a> (b), each provides sufficient information:
				NOTIFICATION OF <span class="dictionary">DISPOSITION</span> OF <span class="dictionary">COLLATERAL</span>
				To: (Name of debtor, obligor, or other person to which the notification is sent)
				From: (Name, address, and telephone number of secured <span class="dictionary">party</span>)
				{1} Name of any debtor that is not an addressee: (Name of each debtor)
				{2} We will sell (describe <span class="dictionary">collateral</span>) (to the highest qualified bidder) at public sale. A sale could include a lease or license. The sale will be held as follows:
				(Date)
				(Time)
				(Place)
				{3} We will sell (describe <span class="dictionary">collateral</span>) at private sale sometime after (date). A sale could include a lease or license.
				{4} You are entitled to an accounting of the unpaid indebtedness secured by the property that we intend to sell or, as applicable, lease or license.
				{5} If you request an accounting you must pay a charge of $ (amount).
				{6} You may request an accounting by calling us at (telephone number).
				[End of Form] <a id="paragraph-260122" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.9A-613/#B5"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="b"><p><span class="prefix-number">b.</span> Instructions for form of notification. The following instructions apply to the form of notification in subsection (a)(5): <a id="paragraph-260123" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.9A-613/#b"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="b1" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> The instructions in this subsection refer to the numbers in braces before items in the form of notification in subsection (a)(5). Do not include the numbers or braces in the notification. The numbers and braces are used only for the purpose of these instructions. <a id="paragraph-260124" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.9A-613/#b1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="b2" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> Include and complete item {1} only if there is a debtor that is not an addressee of the notification and list the name or names. <a id="paragraph-260125" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.9A-613/#b2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="b3" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> Include and complete either item {2}, if the notification relates to a public <span class="dictionary">disposition</span> of the <span class="dictionary">collateral</span>, or item {3}, if the notification relates to a private <span class="dictionary">disposition</span> of the <span class="dictionary">collateral</span>. If item {2} is included, include the words &#x201C;to the highest qualified bidder&#x201D; only if applicable. <a id="paragraph-260126" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.9A-613/#b3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="b4" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">4.</span> Include and complete items {4} and {6}. <a id="paragraph-260127" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.9A-613/#b4"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="b5" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">5.</span> Include and complete item {5} only if the sender will charge the recipient for an accounting. <a id="paragraph-260128" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.9A-613/#b5"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2000, c. 1007; 2024, c. 652.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
