84-9-609. Secured party's alternatives after default; with or without judicial process; assembly of collateral. (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 K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 84-9-610, and amendments thereto.
(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.
History: L. 2000, ch. 142, ยง 107; July 1, 2001.
Law Review and Bar Journal References:
"Revised Article 9 in Kansas," Hon. John K. Pearson, 51 K.L.R. 769, 855 (2003).
CASE ANNOTATIONS
1. Article 9 of the UCC, as adopted in Kansas, did not preclude a vehicle owner's claims for trespass and conversion against a towing company aided by police during a repossession without a judicial order. Thomas Cnty. Sheriff's Dep't, 535 F. Supp. 3d 1087 (D. Kan. 2021).