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Iowa · Through Iowa Code 2026 edition

Iowa Code § 554.9609: Secured party’s right to take possession after default.

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Title XIII - COMMERCE (Ch. 505 - 554I)
  2. Chapter 554 - UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE
  3. Article 9 - SECURED TRANSACTIONS
  4. Part 6 - DEFAULT
  5. Subpart A - DEFAULT AND ENFORCEMENT OF SECURITY INTEREST

1. After default, a secured party:

a. may take possession of the collateral; and

b. without removal, may render equipment unusable and dispose of collateral on a debtor’s premises under section 554.9610.

2. A secured party may proceed under subsection 1:

a. pursuant to judicial process; or

b. without judicial process, if it proceeds without breach of the peace.

3. 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.

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