{"data":{"id":"us-me/11-m.r.s.-9-1609","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"11 M.R.S. §9-1609","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 section 9‑1610.\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 that is reasonably convenient to both parties.","path":["TITLE 11: UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE","PART 6: DEFAULT"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/11/title11sec9-1609.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:25Z","sha256":"5c87ac75ceec86f7e03a1989a1f908865c0acd211bd31ebfa9b8edacc17795ca","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/11-m.r.s.-9-1608","next":"us-me/11-m.r.s.-9-1610"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}