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Tex. Bus. & Com. Code § 9.618

RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF CERTAIN SECONDARY OBLIGORS

Known as the Uniform Commercial Code

The act spans §§ 1–12 (616 sections).

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 414, Sec. 1.01, eff

(a) A secondary obligor acquires the rights and becomes obligated to perform the duties of the secured party after the secondary obligor:

(1) receives an assignment of a secured obligation from the secured party;

(2) receives a transfer of collateral from the secured party and agrees to accept the rights and assume the duties of the secured party; or

(3) is subrogated to the rights of a secured party with respect to collateral.

(b) An assignment, transfer, or subrogation described in Subsection (a):

(1) is not a disposition of collateral under Section 9.610; and

(2) relieves the secured party of further duties under this chapter.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.