Ind. Code § 26-1-9.1-625
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Remedies for secured party's failure to comply with chapter
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Sec. 625. (a) If it is established that a secured party is not proceeding in accordance with IC 26-1-9.1, a court may order or restrain collection, enforcement, or disposition of collateral on appropriate terms and conditions.
(b) Subject to subsections (c), (d), and (f), a person is liable for damages in the amount of any loss caused by a failure to comply with IC 26-1-9.1. Loss caused by a failure to comply may include loss resulting from the debtor's inability to obtain, or increased costs of, alternative financing.
(c) Except as otherwise provided in IC 26-1-9.1-628:
(1) a person that, at the time of the failure, was a debtor, was an obligor, or held a security interest in or other lien on the collateral may recover damages under subsection (b) for its loss; and
(2) if the collateral is consumer goods, a person that was a debtor or a secondary obligor at the time a secured party failed to comply with IC 26-1-9.1-601 through IC 26-1-9.1-628 may recover for that failure in any event an amount not less than the credit service charge plus ten percent (10%) of the principal amount of the obligation or the time-price differential plus ten percent (10%) of the cash price.
(d) A debtor whose deficiency is eliminated under IC 26-1-9.1-626 may recover damages for the loss of any surplus. However, a debtor or secondary obligor whose deficiency is eliminated or reduced under IC 26-1-9.1-626 may not otherwise recover under subsection (b) for noncompliance with the provisions of IC 26-1-9.1-601 through IC 26-1-9.1-628 relating to collection, enforcement, disposition, or acceptance.
(e) In addition to any damages recoverable under subsection (b), the debtor, consumer obligor, or person named as a debtor in a filed record, as applicable, may recover five hundred dollars ($500) in each case from a person that:
(1) fails to comply with IC 26-1-9.1-208;
(2) fails to comply with IC 26-1-9.1-209;
(3) files a record that the person is not entitled to file under IC 26-1-9.1-509(a);
(4) fails to cause the secured party of record to file or send a termination statement as required by IC 26-1-9.1-513(a) or IC 26-1-9.1-513(c);
(5) fails to comply with IC 26-1-9.1-616(b)(1) and whose failure is part of a pattern or consistent with a practice, of noncompliance; or
(6) fails to comply with IC 26-1-9.1-616(b)(2).
(f) A debtor or consumer obligor may recover damages under subsection (b) and, in addition, five hundred dollars ($500) in each case from a person that, without reasonable cause, fails to comply with a request under IC 26-1-9.1-210. A recipient of a request under IC 26-1-9.1-210 that never claimed an interest in the collateral or obligations that are the subject of a request under that section has a reasonable excuse for failure to comply with the request within the meaning of this subsection.
(g) If a secured party fails to comply with a request regarding a list of collateral or a statement of account under IC 26-1-9.1-210, the secured party may claim a security interest only as shown in the list or statement included in the request as against a person that is reasonably misled by the failure.
As added by P.L.57-2000, SEC.45. Amended by P.L.165-2001, SEC.18; P.L.158-2022, SEC.12.
(b) Subject to subsections (c), (d), and (f), a person is liable for damages in the amount of any loss caused by a failure to comply with IC 26-1-9.1. Loss caused by a failure to comply may include loss resulting from the debtor's inability to obtain, or increased costs of, alternative financing.
(c) Except as otherwise provided in IC 26-1-9.1-628:
(1) a person that, at the time of the failure, was a debtor, was an obligor, or held a security interest in or other lien on the collateral may recover damages under subsection (b) for its loss; and
(2) if the collateral is consumer goods, a person that was a debtor or a secondary obligor at the time a secured party failed to comply with IC 26-1-9.1-601 through IC 26-1-9.1-628 may recover for that failure in any event an amount not less than the credit service charge plus ten percent (10%) of the principal amount of the obligation or the time-price differential plus ten percent (10%) of the cash price.
(d) A debtor whose deficiency is eliminated under IC 26-1-9.1-626 may recover damages for the loss of any surplus. However, a debtor or secondary obligor whose deficiency is eliminated or reduced under IC 26-1-9.1-626 may not otherwise recover under subsection (b) for noncompliance with the provisions of IC 26-1-9.1-601 through IC 26-1-9.1-628 relating to collection, enforcement, disposition, or acceptance.
(e) In addition to any damages recoverable under subsection (b), the debtor, consumer obligor, or person named as a debtor in a filed record, as applicable, may recover five hundred dollars ($500) in each case from a person that:
(1) fails to comply with IC 26-1-9.1-208;
(2) fails to comply with IC 26-1-9.1-209;
(3) files a record that the person is not entitled to file under IC 26-1-9.1-509(a);
(4) fails to cause the secured party of record to file or send a termination statement as required by IC 26-1-9.1-513(a) or IC 26-1-9.1-513(c);
(5) fails to comply with IC 26-1-9.1-616(b)(1) and whose failure is part of a pattern or consistent with a practice, of noncompliance; or
(6) fails to comply with IC 26-1-9.1-616(b)(2).
(f) A debtor or consumer obligor may recover damages under subsection (b) and, in addition, five hundred dollars ($500) in each case from a person that, without reasonable cause, fails to comply with a request under IC 26-1-9.1-210. A recipient of a request under IC 26-1-9.1-210 that never claimed an interest in the collateral or obligations that are the subject of a request under that section has a reasonable excuse for failure to comply with the request within the meaning of this subsection.
(g) If a secured party fails to comply with a request regarding a list of collateral or a statement of account under IC 26-1-9.1-210, the secured party may claim a security interest only as shown in the list or statement included in the request as against a person that is reasonably misled by the failure.
As added by P.L.57-2000, SEC.45. Amended by P.L.165-2001, SEC.18; P.L.158-2022, SEC.12.
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