Tenn. Code Ann. § 47-9-609

Secured party's right to take possession after default

Known as the Uniform Commercial Code

The act spans §§ 47–47 (578 sections).

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Robertson v. U.S. Bank, N.A. (2016)

Most recently applied in WM Capital Partners, LLC v. Anthony W. Thornton (December 2016)

Acts 2000, ch. 846, § 1.

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

(2) without removal, may render equipment unusable and dispose of collateral on a debtor's premises under § 47-9-610.

(3) Judicial and nonjudicial process. A secured party may proceed under subsection (a): pursuant to judicial process; or

(4) without judicial process, if it proceeds without breach of the peace.

(5) 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: Tennessee Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Tennessee statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.