{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-46-9-609","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 46-9-609","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:\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 9-610.\n(b) Judicial and nonjudicial process. A secured party may proceed under subsection (a) of this section:\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":["CHAPTER 46. UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE.","ARTICLE 9. SECURED TRANSACTIONS; SALES OF ACCOUNTS AND CHATTEL PAPER."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/46-9-609/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:29:56Z","sha256":"40e865c462d57ef64b70311c83fd58043ba011941b146e462e9190792f020569","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-46-9-608","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-46-9-610"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}