Nev. Rev. Stat. § 104.9605
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Duty to unknown debtor or secondary obligor
Official statutory text
1. Except as provided in subsection 2, a secured party does not owe a duty based on its status as secured party: (a) To a person that is a debtor or obligor, unless the secured party knows: (1) That he or she is a debtor or obligor; (2) His or her identity; and (3) How to communicate with him or her; or (b) To a secured party or lienholder that has filed a financing statement against a person, unless the secured party knows: (1) That the person is a debtor; and (2) His or her identity.
2. A secured party owes a duty based on its status as a secured party to a person if, at the time the secured party obtains control of collateral that is a controllable account, controllable electronic record or controllable payment intangible or at the time the security interest attaches to the collateral, whichever is later: (a) The person is a debtor or obligor; and (b) The secured party knows that the information in subparagraph (1), (2) or (3) of paragraph (a) of subsection 1 relating to the person is not provided by the collateral, a record attached to or logically associated with the collateral or the system in which the collateral is recorded.
2. A secured party owes a duty based on its status as a secured party to a person if, at the time the secured party obtains control of collateral that is a controllable account, controllable electronic record or controllable payment intangible or at the time the security interest attaches to the collateral, whichever is later: (a) The person is a debtor or obligor; and (b) The secured party knows that the information in subparagraph (1), (2) or (3) of paragraph (a) of subsection 1 relating to the person is not provided by the collateral, a record attached to or logically associated with the collateral or the system in which the collateral is recorded.
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