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title: O.C.G.A. § 11-9-612. Timeliness of notification before disposition of collateral.
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# O.C.G.A. § 11-9-612. Timeliness of notification before disposition of collateral.

(a) Reasonable time is question of fact. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this Code section, whether a notification is sent within a reasonable time is a question of fact.

(b) Ten-day period sufficient in nonconsumer transaction. In a transaction other than a consumer transaction, a notification of disposition sent after default and ten days or more before the earliest time of disposition set forth in the notification is sent within a reasonable time before the disposition.

## History

Code 1981, § 11-9-612, enacted by Ga. L. 2001, p. 362, § 1.