{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-400.9-609","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 400.9-609","heading":"Secured party's right to take possession after default.","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 section 400.9-610.\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":["Title XXVI - TRADE AND COMMERCE","Chapter 400 - Uniform Commercial Code"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=400.9-609","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:28Z","sha256":"31d1529e5a64cf0a25a15b97238e92e6d12081246b84e1ef59c21a250f20b83b","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-400.9-608","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-400.9-610"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}