(1) Unless a secured party knows that a person is a debtor or obligor, knows the identity of the person, and knows how to communicate with the person:

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Terms Used In Utah Code 70A-9a-628

  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Person: means :
         (24)(a) an individual;
         (24)(b) an association;
         (24)(c) an institution;
         (24)(d) a corporation;
         (24)(e) a company;
         (24)(f) a trust;
         (24)(g) a limited liability company;
         (24)(h) a partnership;
         (24)(i) a political subdivision;
         (24)(j) a government office, department, division, bureau, or other body of government; and
         (24)(k) any other organization or entity. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
     (1)(a) the secured party is not liable to the person, or to a secured party or lienholder that has filed a financing statement against the person, for failure to comply with this chapter; and
     (1)(b) the secured party’s failure to comply with this chapter does not affect the liability of the person for a deficiency.
(2) A secured party is not liable because of its status as secured party:

     (2)(a) to a person that is a debtor or obligor, unless the secured party knows:

          (2)(a)(i) that the person is a debtor or obligor;
          (2)(a)(ii) the identity of the person; and
          (2)(a)(iii) how to communicate with the person; or
     (2)(b) to a secured party or lienholder that has filed a financing statement against a person, unless the secured party knows:

          (2)(b)(i) that the person is a debtor; and
          (2)(b)(ii) the identity of the person.
(3) A secured party is not liable to any person, and a person’s liability for a deficiency is not affected, because of any act or omission arising out of the secured party’s reasonable belief that a transaction is not a consumer-goods transaction or a consumer transaction or that goods are not consumer goods, if the secured party’s belief is based on its reasonable reliance on:

     (3)(a) a debtor’s representation concerning the purpose for which collateral was to be used, acquired, or held; or
     (3)(b) an obligor’s representation concerning the purpose for which a secured obligation was incurred.
(4) A secured party is not liable to any person under Subsection 70A-9a-625(3)(b) for its failure to comply with Section 70A-9a-616.
(5) A secured party is not liable under Section 70A-9a-625(3)(b) more than once with respect to any one secured obligation.