{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-9-609","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 28:9-609","heading":"Secured party’s right to take possession after default.","body":"(a)\nAfter default, a secured party:\n(1)\nMay take possession of the collateral; and\n(2)\nWithout removal, may render equipment unusable and dispose of collateral on a debtor’s premises under § 28:9-610.\n\n(b)\nA secured party may proceed under subsection (a):\n(1)\nPursuant to judicial process; or\n(2)\nWithout judicial process, if it proceeds without breach of the peace.\n\n(c)\nIf 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.","path":["Title 28. Commercial Instruments and Transactions. [Enacted title]","Subtitle I. Uniform Commercial Code.","Article 9. Secured Transactions.","Part VI. Default.","Subpart 1. Default and Enforcement of Security Interest."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/28:9-609","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"6663a32011925af9c97cc390385fb1a2c505aa9aac9a6245c53f2e79ecc774ce","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-9-608","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-9-610"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}