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O.C.G.A. § 11-9-609

Secured party’s right to take possession after default

Code 1981, § 11-9-609, enacted by Ga

(a) Possession; rendering equipment unusable; disposition on debtor’s premises. After default, a secured party: (1) May take possession of the collateral; and

(2) Without removal, may render equipment unusable and dispose of collateral on a debtor’s premises under Code Section 11-9-610.

(b) Judicial and nonjudicial process. A secured party may proceed under subsection (a) of this Code section:

(1) Pursuant to judicial process; or

(2) Without judicial process, if it proceeds without breach of the

peace.

(c) Assembly of collateral. If so agreed, and in any event after default, a secured party may require the debtor to assemble the collateral and make it available to the secured party at a place to be designated by the secured party which is reasonably convenient to both

parties.

Current official text: Official Code of Georgia Annotated (LexisNexis). Digitized from the Internet Archive scan of the OCGA. Reproduced from public-domain Georgia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.