The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2024 session of the General Assembly.
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Title 9A : Uniform Commercial Code
Article 009 : Secured Transactions
(Cite as: 9A V.S.A. § 9-609)-
§ 9—609. Secured party’s right to take possession after default
(a) 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 section 9—610 of this title.
(b) A secured party may proceed under subsection (a) of this section:
(1) pursuant to judicial process; or
(2) without judicial process, if it proceeds without breach of the peace.
(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. (Added 1999, No. 106 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 1, 2001.)