Sec. 9.613.  CONTENTS AND FORM OF NOTIFICATION BEFORE DISPOSITION OF COLLATERAL:  GENERAL.  Except in a consumer-goods transaction, the following rules apply:
(1)  The contents of a notification of disposition are sufficient if the notification:
(A)  describes the debtor and the secured party;
(B)  describes the collateral that is the subject of the intended disposition;
(C)  states the method of intended disposition;
(D)  states that the debtor is entitled to an accounting of the unpaid indebtedness and states the charge, if any, for an accounting;  and
(E)  states the time and place of a public disposition or the time after which any other disposition is to be made.
(2)  Whether the contents of a notification that lacks any of the information specified in Subdivision (1) are nevertheless sufficient is a question of fact.
(3)  The contents of a notification providing substantially the information specified in Subdivision (1) are sufficient, even if the notification includes:
(A)  information not specified by that subdivision;  or
(B)  minor errors that are not seriously misleading.
(4)  A particular phrasing of the notification is not required.
(5)  The following form of notification and the form appearing in Section 9.614(3), when completed, each provide sufficient information:
NOTIFICATION OF DISPOSITION OF COLLATERAL
To: __________________[Name of debtor, obligor, or other person to which the notification is sent]
From: ________[Name, address, and telephone number of secured party]
Name of Debtor(s): ________________ [Include only if debtor(s) are not an addressee]
[For a public disposition:]
We will sell [or lease or license, as applicable] the [describe collateral] [to the highest qualified bidder] in public as follows:
Day and Date: ______ Time: _____ Place: _______[For a private disposition:]
We will sell [or lease or license, as applicable] the _________ [describe collateral] privately sometime after _____ [day and date].
You are entitled to an accounting of the unpaid indebtedness secured by the property that we intend to sell [or lease or license, as applicable] [for a charge of $____].  You may request an accounting by calling us at ______ [telephone number].
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 414, Sec. 1.01, eff. July 1, 2001.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 705, Sec. 20, eff. June 13, 2001.