Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 355.9-605 (2026)

Unknown debtor or secondary obligor

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(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, 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 the person is a debtor or obligor;

2. The identity of the person; and

3. How to communicate with the person; 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. The identity of the person.

(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 subsection (1)(a)1., 2., or 3. of this section 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. Effective: January 1, 2025 History: Amended 2024 Ky. Acts ch. 10, sec. 82, effective January 1, 2025. -- Created 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 408, sec. 123, effective July 1, 2001.