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1. Unless a secured party knows that a person is a debtor or obligor, knows his or her identity, and knows how to communicate with him or her:
(a) The secured party is not liable to the person, or to a secured party or lienholder that has filed a financing statement against him or her, for failure to comply with this article; and
(b) The secured party's failure to comply with this article does not affect the liability of the person for a deficiency.
2. A secured party is not liable because of its status as a secured party:
(a) To a person that is a debtor or obligor, unless the secured party knows:
(1) That he or she is a debtor or obligor;
(2) His or her identity; and
(3) How to communicate with him or her; or
(b) To a secured party or lienholder that has filed a financing statement against a person, unless the secured party knows:
(1) That he or she is a debtor; and
(2) His or her identity.
3. A secured party is not liable to any person, and a person's liability for a deficiency is not affected, because of any act or omission arising out of the secured party's reasonable belief that a transaction is not a consumer-goods transaction or a consumer transaction or that goods are not consumer goods, if the secured party's belief is based on its reasonable reliance on:
(a) A debtor's representation concerning the purpose for which collateral was to be used, acquired or held; or
(b) An obligor's representation concerning the purpose for which a secured obligation was incurred.
4. A secured party is not liable to any person under paragraph (b) of subsection 3 of NRS 104.9625 for its failure to comply with NRS 104.9616.
5. A secured party is not liable under paragraph (b) of subsection 3 of NRS 104.9625 more than once with respect to any one secured obligation.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Nevada Revised Statutes Title 8. Commercial Instruments and Transactions § 104.9628. Nonliability and limitation on liability of secured party; liability of secondary obligor - last updated January 01, 2020 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nv/title-8-commercial-instruments-and-transactions/nv-rev-st-104-9628.html
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