Cal. COM § 9619
This is the official text of Cal. COM § 9619, part of California’s Commercial Code — california's version of the Uniform Commercial Code, governing sales, negotiable instruments, and secured transactions.
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Official statutory text
(a) In this section, “transfer statement” means a record signed by a secured party stating all of the following:
(1) That the debtor has defaulted in connection with an obligation secured by specified collateral.
(2) That the secured party has exercised its postdefault remedies with respect to the collateral.
(3) That, by reason of the exercise, a transferee has acquired the rights of the debtor in the collateral.
(4) The name and mailing address of the secured party, debtor, and transferee.
(b) A transfer statement entitles the transferee to the transfer of record of all rights of the debtor in the collateral specified in the statement in any official filing, recording, registration, or certificate of title system covering the collateral. If a transfer statement is presented with the applicable fee and request form to the official or office responsible for maintaining the system, the official or office shall do all of the following:
(1) Accept the transfer statement.
(2) Promptly amend its records to reflect the transfer.
(3) If applicable, issue a new appropriate certificate of title in the name of the transferee.
(c) A transfer of the record or legal title to collateral to a secured party under subdivision (b) or otherwise is not of itself a disposition of collateral under this division and does not of itself relieve the secured party of its duties under this division.
(1) That the debtor has defaulted in connection with an obligation secured by specified collateral.
(2) That the secured party has exercised its postdefault remedies with respect to the collateral.
(3) That, by reason of the exercise, a transferee has acquired the rights of the debtor in the collateral.
(4) The name and mailing address of the secured party, debtor, and transferee.
(b) A transfer statement entitles the transferee to the transfer of record of all rights of the debtor in the collateral specified in the statement in any official filing, recording, registration, or certificate of title system covering the collateral. If a transfer statement is presented with the applicable fee and request form to the official or office responsible for maintaining the system, the official or office shall do all of the following:
(1) Accept the transfer statement.
(2) Promptly amend its records to reflect the transfer.
(3) If applicable, issue a new appropriate certificate of title in the name of the transferee.
(c) A transfer of the record or legal title to collateral to a secured party under subdivision (b) or otherwise is not of itself a disposition of collateral under this division and does not of itself relieve the secured party of its duties under this division.
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