Montana Code Annotated
Part 6. Default
30-9A-627. Determination of whether conduct was commercially reasonable

30-9A-627. Determination of whether conduct was commercially reasonable. (1) The fact that a greater amount could have been obtained by a collection, enforcement, disposition, or acceptance at a different time or in a different method from that selected by the secured party is not of itself sufficient to preclude the secured party from establishing that the collection, enforcement, disposition, or acceptance was made in a commercially reasonable manner.
(2) A disposition of collateral is made in a commercially reasonable manner if the disposition is made:
(a) in the usual manner on any recognized market;
(b) at the price current in any recognized market at the time of the disposition; or
(c) otherwise in conformity with reasonable commercial practices among dealers in the type of property that was the subject of the disposition.
(3) A collection, enforcement, disposition, or acceptance is commercially reasonable if it has been approved:
(a) in a judicial proceeding;
(b) by a bona fide creditors' committee;
(c) by a representative of creditors; or
(d) by an assignee for the benefit of creditors.
(4) Approval under subsection (3) need not be obtained, and lack of approval does not mean that the collection, enforcement, disposition, or acceptance is not commercially reasonable.
History: En. Sec. 124, Ch. 305, L. 1999; Sec. 30-9-627, MCA 1999; redes. 30-9A-627 by Code Commissioner, 2001.

Structure Montana Code Annotated

Montana Code Annotated

Title 30. Trade and Commerce

Chapter 9A. Uniform Commercial Code Secured Transactions

Part 6. Default

30-9A-601. Rights after default -- judicial enforcement -- consignor or buyer of accounts, chattel paper, payment intangibles, or promissory notes

30-9A-602. Waiver and variance of rights and duties

30-9A-603. Agreement on standards concerning rights and duties

30-9A-604. Procedure if security agreement covers real property or fixtures

30-9A-605. Unknown debtor or secondary obligor

30-9A-606. Time of default for agricultural lien

30-9A-607. Collection and enforcement by secured party

30-9A-608. Application of proceeds of collection or enforcement -- liability for deficiency and right to surplus

30-9A-609. Secured party's right to take possession after default

30-9A-610. Disposition of collateral after default

30-9A-611. Notification before disposition of collateral

30-9A-612. Timeliness of notification before disposition of collateral

30-9A-613. Contents and form of notification before disposition of collateral -- general

30-9A-614. Contents and form of notification before disposition of collateral -- consumer-goods transaction

30-9A-615. Application of proceeds of disposition -- liability for deficiency and right to surplus

30-9A-616. Explanation of calculation of surplus or deficiency

30-9A-617. Rights of transferee of collateral

30-9A-618. Rights and duties of certain secondary obligors

30-9A-619. Transfer of record or legal title

30-9A-620. Acceptance of collateral in full or partial satisfaction -- compulsory disposition of collateral

30-9A-621. Notification of proposal to accept collateral

30-9A-622. Effect of acceptance of collateral

30-9A-623. Right to redeem collateral

30-9A-624. Waiver

30-9A-625. Remedies for secured party's failure to comply with chapter

30-9A-626. Action in which deficiency or surplus is in issue

30-9A-627. Determination of whether conduct was commercially reasonable

30-9A-628. Nonliability and limitation on liability of secured party -- liability of secondary obligor