{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-47-9-609","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 47-9-609","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: (1) may take possession of the collateral; and (2) without removal, may render equipment unusable and dispose of collateral on a debtor's premises under § 47-9-610 . (b) Judicial and nonjudicial process. A secured party may proceed under subsection (a): (1) pursuant to judicial process; or (2) without judicial process, if it proceeds without breach of the peace. (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. Acts 2000, ch. 846, § 1.\n(a) Possession; rendering equipment unusable; disposition on debtor's premises. After default, a secured party: (1) may take possession of the collateral; and (2) without removal, may render equipment unusable and dispose of collateral on a debtor's premises under § 47-9-610 .\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 § 47-9-610 .\n(b) Judicial and nonjudicial process. A secured party may proceed under subsection (a): (1) pursuant to judicial process; or (2) without judicial process, if it proceeds without breach of the peace.\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":["TN Code","Title 47","Chapter 9"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"2b93a014d54232fd6d2d9d52902f9068227b57ae331b90fea20a95d76a668f9e","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-47-9-608","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-47-9-610"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}