{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-commercial-law-9-609","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Commercial Law § 9–609","heading":"","body":"(a) 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 § 9-610.\n(b) A secured party may proceed under subsection (a):\n(1) Pursuant to judicial process; or\n(2) Without judicial process, if it proceeds without breach of the peace.\n(c) 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":["Article - Commercial Law"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcl\u0026section=9-609","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:56:33Z","sha256":"dfd91cd9317bc899bac9aff4c06f1924cc82ff6ea892d7f4eed10985f0713696","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-commercial-law-9-608","next":"us-md/md.-code-commercial-law-9-610"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}