West Virginia Code § 46-9-620

Acceptance of collateral in full or partial satisfaction of obligation;
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compulsory disposition of collateral.
(a) Conditions to acceptance in satisfaction. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (g)
of this section, a secured party may accept collateral in full or partial satisfaction of the
obligation it secures only if:
(1) The debtor consents to the acceptance under subsection (c) of this section;
(2) The secured party does not receive, within the time set forth in subsection (d) of this
section, a notification of objection to the proposal authenticated uby:
(A) A person to which the secured party was required to send a proposal under section
9-621; or
(B) Any other person, other than the debtor, holding an interest in the collateral subordinate
to the security interest that is the subject of the prolposal;
(3) If the collateral is consumer goods, the collateral is not in the possession of the debtor
when the debtor consents to the acceptance; and
(4) Subsection (e) of this section does not require the secured party to dispose of the
collateral or the debtor waives the requirement pursuant to section 9-624.
(b) Purported acceptance ineffective. A purported or apparent acceptance of collateral under
this section is ineffectivLe unless:
(1) The secured party consents to the acceptance in an authenticated record or sends a
proposal to the debtor; and
(2) The conditions of subsection (a) of this section are met.
(c) Debtor's consent. For purposes of this section:
(1) A debtor consents to an acceptance of collateral in partial satisfaction of the obligation it
secures only if the debtor agrees to the terms of the acceptance in a record authenticated
after default; and
(2) A debtor consents to an acceptance of collateral in full satisfaction of the obligation it
secures only if the debtor agrees to the terms of the acceptance in a record authenticated
after default or the secured party:
(A) Sends to the debtor after default a proposal that is unconditional or subject only to a
condition that collateral not in the possession of the secured party be preserved or
maintained;
(B) In the proposal, proposes to accept collateral in full satisfaction of the obligation it
secures; and
(C) Does not receive a notification of objection authenticated by the debtor within twenty
days after the proposal is sent.
(d) Effectiveness of notification. To be effective under subsection (a)(2) of this section, a
notification of objection must be received by the secured party:
(1) In the case of a person to which the proposal was sent pursuant to section 9-621, within
twenty days after notification was sent to that person; and u
(2) In other cases:
(A) Within twenty days after the last notification was saent pursuant to section 9-621; or
(B) If a notification was not sent, before the debtor consents to the acceptance under
subsection (c) of this section.
(e) Mandatory disposition of consumer goods. A secured party that has taken possession of
collateral shall dispose of the collateral pursuant to section 9-610 within the time specified in
subsection (f) of this section if:
(1) Sixty percent of the cash perice has been paid in the case of a purchase-money security
interest in consumer goods; or
(2) Sixty percent of the principal amount of the obligation secured has been paid in the case
of a nonpurchase-money security interest in consumer goods.
(f) Compliance with mandatory disposition requirement. To comply with subsection (e) of
this section, the secured party shall dispose of the collateral:
(1) Within ninety days after taking possession; or
(2) Within any longer period to which the debtor and all secondary obligors have agreed in
an agreement to that effect entered into and authenticated after default.
(g) No partial satisfaction in consumer transaction. In a consumer transaction, a secured
party may not accept collateral in partial satisfaction of the obligation it secures.

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