Section 62A.9A-605 - Unknown debtor or secondary obligor(a)In general: No duty owed by secured party. Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a secured party does not owe a duty based on its status as secured party: (1) To a person that is a debtor or obligor, unless the secured party knows: (A) That the person is a debtor or obligor;(B) The identity of the person; and(C) How to communicate with the person; or(2) To a secured party or lienholder that has filed a financing statement against a person, unless the secured party knows: (A) That the person is a debtor; and(B) The identity of the person.(b)Exception: Secured party owes duty to debtor or obligor. 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:(1) The person is a debtor or obligor; and(2) The secured party knows that the information in subsection (a)(1)(A), (B), or (C) 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.Amended by 2023 c 266,§ 939, eff. 1/1/2024.Construction-Effective date- 2023 c 266 : See notes following RCW 62A.12-101.