West Virginia Code § 46-9-208

Additional duties of secured party having control of collateral
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(a) Applicability of section. This section applies to cases in which there is no outstanding
secured obligation and the secured party is not committed to make advances, incur
obligations, or otherwise give value.
(b) Duties of secured party after receiving demand from debtor. Within ten days after
receiving an authenticated demand by the debtor:
(1) A secured party having control of a deposit account under section 9-104(a)(2) shall send
to the bank with which the deposit account is maintained an authuenticated statement that
releases the bank from any further obligation to comply with instructions originated by the
secured party;
(2) A secured party having control of a deposit accounat under section 9-104(a)(3) shall:
(A) Pay the debtor the balance on deposit in the delposit account; or
(B) Transfer the balance on deposit into a deposit account in the debtor's name;
(3) A secured party, other than a buyer, having control of electronic chattel paper under
section 9-105 shall:
(A) Communicate the authoritaetive copy of the electronic chattel paper to the debtor or its
designated custodian;
(B) If the debtor designates a custodian that is the designated custodian with which the
authoritative copy of the electronic chattel paper is maintained for the secured party,
communicate to the custodian an authenticated record releasing the designated custodian
from any further obligation to comply with instructions originated by the secured party and
instructing the custodian to comply with instructions originated by the debtor; and
(C) Take appropriate action to enable the debtor or its designated custodian to make copies
of or revisions to the authoritative copy which add or change an identified assignee of the
authoritative copy without the consent of the secured party;
(4) A secured party having control of investment property under section 8-106(d)(2) or
9-106(b) shall send to the securities intermediary or commodity intermediary with which the
security entitlement or commodity contract is maintained an authenticated record that
releases the securities intermediary or commodity intermediary from any further obligation
to comply with entitlement orders or directions originated by the secured party;
(5) A secured party having control of a letter-of-credit right under section 9-107 shall send to
each person having an unfulfilled obligation to pay or deliver proceeds of the letter of credit
to the secured party an authenticated release from any further obligation to pay or deliver
proceeds of the letter of credit to the secured party; and
(6) A secured party having control of an electronic document shall:
(A) Give control of the electronic document to the debtor or its designated custodian;
(B) If the debtor designates a custodian that is the designated custodian with which the
authoritative copy of the electronic document is maintained for the secured party,
communicate to the custodian an authenticated record releasing the designated custodian
from any further obligation to comply with instructions originated by the secured party and
instructing the custodian to comply with instructions originated by the debtor; and
(C) Take appropriate action to enable the debtor or its designateud custodian to make copies
of or revisions to the authoritative copy which add or change an identified assignee of the
authoritative copy without the consent of the secured party.

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