{"data":{"id":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-409.609","jurisdiction":"us-wi","citation":"Wis. Stat. § 409.609","heading":"Secured party’s right to take possession after default.","body":"(1) Possession; rendering equipment unusable; disposition on debtor’s premises. 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 s. 409.610.\n(2) Judicial and nonjudicial process. A secured party may proceed under sub. (1):\n(a) Pursuant to judicial process; or\n(b) Without judicial process, if it proceeds without breach of the peace.\n(3) 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":["Chs. 401-411, Uniform Commercial Code","Chapter 409 Uniform Commercial Code — Secured Transactions","SUBCHAPTER VI DEFAULT"],"source_url":"https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/409.609","current_through":"2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247 (published 9-4-26)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T12:01:23Z","sha256":"222839277d8c86c4f442727a781545318956c6ca4abaa38a00f7060299a59823","source_id":"us-wi","stale":false,"prev":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-409.608","next":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-409.610"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}