{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-679.609","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 679.609","heading":"Secured party’s right to take possession after default.","body":"(1) After default, a secured party:\n(a) May take possession of the collateral; and\n(b) Without removal, may render equipment unusable and dispose of collateral on a debtor’s premises under s. 679.610.\n(2) A secured party may proceed under subsection (1):\n(a) Pursuant to judicial process; or\n(b) Without judicial process, if it proceeds without breach of the peace.\n(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.\nHistory.—s. 7, ch. 2001-198.","path":["CHAPTER 679 UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE: SECURED TRANSACTIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0600-0699/0679/0679.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:11:57Z","sha256":"ee5516306246d9f3405aac9532f573fbeb2ccc36d4c78108622064ffd813dd13","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-679.608","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-679.610"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}