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Title XXXIX
COMMERCIAL RELATIONS
Chapter 679
UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE: SECURED TRANSACTIONS
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F.S. 679.605
679.605 Unknown debtor or secondary obligor.—A secured party does not owe a duty based on its status as secured party:
(1) To a person who is a debtor or obligor, unless the secured party knows:
(a) That the person is a debtor or obligor;
(b) The identity of the person; and
(c) How to communicate with the person; or
(2) To a secured party or lienholder that has filed a financing statement against a person, unless the secured party knows:
(a) That the person is a debtor; and
(b) The identity of the person.
History.—s. 7, ch. 2001-198.