{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-554.9609","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 554.9609","heading":"Secured party’s right to take possession after default.","body":"1. After default, a secured party:\na. may take possession of the collateral; and\nb. without removal, may render equipment unusable and dispose of collateral on a debtor’s premises under section 554.9610.\n2. A secured party may proceed under subsection 1:\na. pursuant to judicial process; or\nb. without judicial process, if it proceeds without breach of the peace.\n3. 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 XIII - COMMERCE (Ch. 505 - 554I)","Chapter 554 - UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE","Article 9 - SECURED TRANSACTIONS","Part 6 - DEFAULT","Subpart A - DEFAULT AND ENFORCEMENT OF SECURITY INTEREST"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/554.9609.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:15Z","sha256":"da088e641a20e47b9d1298fb103803e50b7dd5f6d1861af36b85120114b2f658","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-554.9608","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-554.9610"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}