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Wis. Stat. § 409.205

Use or disposition of collateral permissible

2001 a. 10

(1) WHEN SECURITY INTEREST NOT INVALID OR FRAUDULENT. A security interest is not invalid or fraudulent against creditors solely because:

(a) The debtor has the right or ability to: 1. Use, commingle, or dispose of all or part of the collateral, including returned or repossessed goods; 2. Collect, compromise, enforce, or otherwise deal with collateral; 3. Accept the return of collateral or make repossessions; or 4. Use, commingle, or dispose of proceeds; or (b) The secured party fails to require the debtor to account for proceeds or replace collateral.

(2) REQUIREMENTS OF POSSESSION NOT RELAXED. This section does not relax the requirements of possession if attachment, UCC - SECURED TRANSACTIONS 409.20811 perfection, or enforcement of a security interest depends upon possession of the collateral by the secured party.

Official source: Wisconsin State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Wisconsin statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.