North Carolina General Statutes 25-9-209. Duties of secured party if account debtor has been notified of assignment
(a) Applicability of section. – Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c) of this section, this section applies if:
(1) There is no outstanding secured obligation; and
Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 25-9-209
- 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.
(2) The secured party is not committed to make advances, incur obligations, or otherwise give value.
(b) Duties of secured party after receiving demand from debtor. – Within 10 days after receiving an authenticated demand by the debtor, a secured party shall send to an account debtor that has received notification of an assignment to the secured party as assignee under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 25-9-406(a) an authenticated record that releases the account debtor from any further obligation to the secured party.
(c) Inapplicability to sales. – This section does not apply to an assignment constituting the sale of an account, chattel paper, or payment intangible. (2000-169, s. 1.)