- (a) This section applies to cases in which there is no outstanding secured obligation and the secured party is not committed to make advances, incur obligations, or otherwise give value.
- (b) Within ten days after receiving a signed demand by the debtor:
- (1) A secured party having control of a deposit account under § 57A-9-104(a)(2) shall send to the bank with which the deposit account is maintained a signed record that releases the bank from any further obligation to comply with instructions originated by the secured party;
(2) A secured party having control of a deposit account under § 57A-9-104(a)(3) shall:
- (A) Pay the debtor the balance on deposit in the deposit account; or
- (B) Transfer the balance on deposit into a deposit account in the debtor's name;
- (3) A secured party, other than a buyer, having control under § 57A-9-105 of an authoritative electronic copy of a record evidencing chattel paper shall transfer control of the electronic copy to the debtor or a person designated by the debtor;
- (4) A secured party having control of investment property under § 57A-8-106(d)(2) or 57A-9-106(b) shall send to the securities intermediary or commodity intermediary with which the security entitlement or commodity contract is maintained a signed record that releases the securities intermediary or commodity intermediary from any further obligation to comply with entitlement orders or directions originated by the secured party;
- (5) A secured party having control of a letter-of-credit right under § 57A-9-107 shall send to each person having an unfulfilled obligation to pay or deliver proceeds of the letter of credit to the secured party a signed release from any further obligation to pay or deliver proceeds of the letter of credit to the secured party;
- (6) A secured party having control under § 57A-7-106 of an authoritative electronic copy of an electronic document shall transfer control of the electronic copy to the debtor or a person designated by the debtor;
- (7) A secured party having control under § 57A-9-105.1 of electronic money shall transfer control of the electronic money to the debtor or a person designated by the debtor; and
- (8) A secured party having control under § 57A-12-105 of a controllable electronic record, other than a buyer of a controllable account or controllable payment intangible evidenced by the controllable electronic record, shall transfer control of the controllable electronic record to the debtor or a person designated by the debtor.
Source: SL 2000, ch 231 ; SL 2009, ch 254 , § 828; SL 2024, ch 198 , § 52.