25-9-207. Rights and duties of secured party having possession or control of collateral.
(a) Duty of care when secured party in possession. - Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d) of this section, a secured party shall use reasonable care in the custody and preservation of collateral in the secured party's possession. In the case of chattel paper or an instrument, reasonable care includes taking necessary steps to preserve rights against prior parties unless otherwise agreed.
(b) Expenses, risks, duties, and rights when secured party in possession. - Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d) of this section, if a secured party has possession of collateral:
(1) Reasonable expenses, including the cost of insurance and payment of taxes or other charges, incurred in the custody, preservation, use, or operation of the collateral are chargeable to the debtor and are secured by the collateral;
(2) The risk of accidental loss or damage is on the debtor to the extent of a deficiency in any effective insurance coverage;
(3) The secured party shall keep the collateral identifiable, but fungible collateral may be commingled; and
(4) The secured party may use or operate the collateral:
a. For the purpose of preserving the collateral or its value;
b. As permitted by an order of a court having competent jurisdiction; or
c. Except in the case of consumer goods, in the manner and to the extent agreed by the debtor.
(c) Rights and duties when secured party in possession or control. - Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d) of this section, a secured party having possession of collateral or control of collateral under G.S. 25-7-106, 25-9-104, 25-9-105, 25-9-106, or 25-9-107:
(1) May hold as additional security any proceeds, except money or funds, received from the collateral;
(2) Shall apply money or funds received from the collateral to reduce the secured obligation, unless remitted to the debtor; and
(3) May create a security interest in the collateral.
(d) Buyer of certain rights to payment. - If the secured party is a buyer of accounts, chattel paper, payment intangibles, or promissory notes or a consignor:
(1) Subsection (a) of this section does not apply unless the secured party is entitled under an agreement:
a. To charge back uncollected collateral; or
b. Otherwise to full or limited recourse against the debtor or a secondary obligor based on the nonpayment or other default of an account debtor or other obligor on the collateral; and
(2) Subsections (b) and (c) of this section do not apply. (1965, c. 700, s. 1; 1975, c. 862, s. 7; 2000-169, s. 1; 2006-112, s. 46.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 25 - Uniform Commercial Code
Article 9 - Secured Transactions.
§ 25-9-102 - Definitions and index of definitions.
§ 25-9-103 - Purchase-money security interest; application of payments; burden of establishing.
§ 25-9-104 - Control of deposit account.
§ 25-9-105 - Control of electronic chattel paper.
§ 25-9-106 - Control of investment property.
§ 25-9-107 - Control of letter-of-credit right.
§ 25-9-108 - Sufficiency of description.
§ 25-9-110 - Security interests arising under Article 2 or 2A of this Chapter.
§ 25-9-201 - General effectiveness of security agreement.
§ 25-9-202 - Title to collateral immaterial.
§ 25-9-204 - After-acquired property; future advances.
§ 25-9-205 - Use or disposition of collateral permissible.
§ 25-9-206 - Security interest arising in purchase or delivery of financial asset.
§ 25-9-207 - Rights and duties of secured party having possession or control of collateral.
§ 25-9-208 - Additional duties of secured party having control of collateral.
§ 25-9-209 - Duties of secured party if account debtor has been notified of assignment.
§ 25-9-210 - Request for accounting; request regarding list of collateral or statement of account.
§ 25-9-301 - Law governing perfection and priority of security interests.
§ 25-9-302 - Law governing perfection and priority of agricultural liens.
§ 25-9-304 - Law governing perfection and priority of security interests in deposit accounts.
§ 25-9-305 - Law governing perfection and priority of security interests in investment property.
§ 25-9-306 - Law governing perfection and priority of security interests in letter-of-credit rights.
§ 25-9-307 - Location of debtor.
§ 25-9-308 - When security interest or agricultural lien is perfected; continuity of perfection.
§ 25-9-309 - Security interest perfected upon attachment.
§ 25-9-314 - Perfection by control.
§ 25-9-315 - Secured party's rights on disposition of collateral and in proceeds.
§ 25-9-316 - Effect of change in governing law.
§ 25-9-319 - Rights and title of consignee with respect to creditors and purchasers.
§ 25-9-321 - Licensee of general intangible and lessee of goods in ordinary course of business.
§ 25-9-324 - Priority of purchase-money security interests.
§ 25-9-324.1 - Priority of production-money security interests and agricultural liens.
§ 25-9-325 - Priority of security interests in transferred collateral.
§ 25-9-326 - Priority of security interests created by new debtor.
§ 25-9-327 - Priority of security interests in deposit account.
§ 25-9-328 - Priority of security interests in investment property.
§ 25-9-329 - Priority of security interests in letter-of-credit right.
§ 25-9-330 - Priority of purchaser of chattel paper or instrument.
§ 25-9-332 - Transfer of money; transfer of funds from deposit account.
§ 25-9-333 - Priority of certain liens arising by operation of law.
§ 25-9-334 - Priority of security interests in fixtures and crops.
§ 25-9-336 - Commingled goods.
§ 25-9-337 - Priority of security interests in goods covered by certificate of title.
§ 25-9-339 - Priority subject to subordination.
§ 25-9-340 - Effectiveness of right of recoupment or setoff against deposit account.
§ 25-9-341 - Bank's rights and duties with respect to deposit account.
§ 25-9-342 - Bank's right to refuse to enter into or disclose existence of control agreement.
§ 25-9-401 - Alienability of debtor's rights.
§ 25-9-402 - Secured party not obligated on contract of debtor or in tort.
§ 25-9-403 - Agreement not to assert defenses against assignee.
§ 25-9-404 - Rights acquired by assignee; claims and defenses against assignee.
§ 25-9-405 - Modification of assigned contract.
§ 25-9-409 - Restrictions on assignment of letter-of-credit rights ineffective.
§ 25-9-503 - Name of debtor and secured party.
§ 25-9-504 - Indication of collateral.
§ 25-9-506 - Effect of errors or omissions.
§ 25-9-507 - Effect of certain events on effectiveness of financing statement.
§ 25-9-508 - Effectiveness of financing statement if new debtor becomes bound by security agreement.
§ 25-9-509 - Persons entitled to file a record.
§ 25-9-510 - Effectiveness of filed record.
§ 25-9-511 - Secured party of record.
§ 25-9-512 - Amendment of financing statement.
§ 25-9-513 - Termination statement.
§ 25-9-514 - Assignment of powers of secured party of record.
§ 25-9-516 - What constitutes filing; effectiveness of filing.
§ 25-9-517 - Effect of indexing errors.
§ 25-9-518 - Claim concerning inaccurate or wrongfully filed record.
§ 25-9-520 - Acceptance, refusal to accept record, and cancellation of record.
§ 25-9-521 - Uniform form of written financing statement and amendment.
§ 25-9-522 - Maintenance and destruction of records.
§ 25-9-523 - Information from filing office.
§ 25-9-524 - Delay by filing office.
§ 25-9-526 - Filing-office rules.
§ 25-9-602 - Waiver and variance of rights and duties.
§ 25-9-603 - Agreement on standards concerning rights and duties.
§ 25-9-604 - Procedure if security agreement covers real property or fixtures.
§ 25-9-605 - Unknown debtor or secondary obligor.
§ 25-9-606 - Time of default for agricultural lien.
§ 25-9-607 - Collection and enforcement by secured party.
§ 25-9-609 - Secured party's right to take possession after default.
§ 25-9-610 - Disposition of collateral after default.
§ 25-9-611 - Notification before disposition of collateral.
§ 25-9-612 - Timeliness of notification before disposition of collateral.
§ 25-9-613 - Contents and form of notification before disposition of collateralgeneral.
§ 25-9-615 - Application of proceeds of disposition; liability for deficiency and right to surplus.
§ 25-9-616 - Explanation of calculation of surplus or deficiency.
§ 25-9-617 - Rights of transferee of collateral.
§ 25-9-618 - Rights and duties of certain secondary obligors.
§ 25-9-619 - Transfer of record or legal title.
§ 25-9-621 - Notification of proposal to accept collateral.
§ 25-9-622 - Effect of acceptance of collateral.
§ 25-9-623 - Right to redeem collateral.
§ 25-9-625 - Remedies for secured party's failure to comply with Article.
§ 25-9-626 - Action in which deficiency or surplus is in issue.
§ 25-9-627 - Determination of whether conduct was commercially reasonable.
§ 25-9-703 - Security interest perfected before effective date.
§ 25-9-704 - Security interest unperfected before effective date.
§ 25-9-705 - Effectiveness of action taken before effective date.
§ 25-9-707 - Amendment of pre-effective-date financing statement.
§ 25-9-708 - Persons entitled to file initial financing statement or continuation statement.