{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-11-9-609","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 11-9-609","heading":"Secured party’s right to take possession after default.","body":"(a) Possession; rendering equipment unusable; disposition on debtor’s premises. After default, a secured party:\n(1) May take possession of the collateral; and\n(2) Without removal, may render equipment unusable and dispose of collateral on a debtor’s premises under Code Section 11-9-610.\n(b) Judicial and nonjudicial process. A secured party may proceed under subsection (a) of this Code section:\n(1) Pursuant to judicial process; or\n(2) Without judicial process, if it proceeds without breach of the peace.\n(c) 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.","path":["TITLE 11 Commercial Code","Article 9 Secured Transactions","PART 6 Default","Subpart 1 Default and Enforcement of Security Interest"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.11.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"abf38afe9bd0426d08529701a982ff661d75957bbb3a9fab2609daedc02edaaa","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-11-9-608","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-11-9-610"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}