{"data":{"id":"us-de/6-del.-c.-9-605","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"6 Del. C. § 9-605","heading":"Unknown debtor or secondary obligor.","body":"(a) In general: no duty owed by secured party. —\nExcept as provided in subsection (b), a secured party does not owe a duty based on its status as secured party:\n(1) to a person that is a debtor or obligor, unless the secured party knows:\n(A) that the person is a debtor or obligor;\n(B) the identity of the person; and\n(C) how to communicate with the person; or\n(2) to a secured party or lienholder that has filed a financing statement against a person, unless the secured party knows:\n(A) that the person is a debtor; and\n(B) the identity of the person.\n(b) Exception: Secured party owes duty to debtor or obligor. —\nA 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:\n(1) the person is a debtor or obligor; and\n(2) the secured party knows that the information in subsection (a)(1)(A), (B), or (C) 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.","path":["Title 6. Commerce and Trade","SUBTITLE I","Uniform Commercial Code","ARTICLE 9. Secured Transactions","Part 6","Default"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title6/c009/sc06/index.html#9-605","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:06Z","sha256":"dc831800412c719181d4ed4fe611bafb2bfea3fad7dd786d194eb41558f06524","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/6-del.-c.-9-604","next":"us-de/6-del.-c.-9-606"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}