Tennessee § 47-9-205 - Use or disposition of collateral permissible.
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§ 47-9-205. Use or disposition of collateral permissible.
When security interest not invalid or fraudulent. A security interest is not invalid or fraudulent against creditors solely because: the debtor has the right or ability to: use, commingle, or dispose of all or part of the collateral, including returned or repossessed goods; collect, compromise, enforce, or otherwise deal with collateral; accept the return of collateral or make repossessions; or use, commingle, or dispose of proceeds; or the secured party fails to require the debtor to account for proceeds or replace collateral. Requirements of possession not relaxed. This section does not relax the requirements of possession if attachment, perfection, or enforcement of a security interest depends upon possession of the collateral by the secured party. Acts 2000, ch. 846, § 1. Compiler's Notes. Former part 2, §§ 47-9-201 — 47-9-208 (Acts 1963, ch. 81, § 1 (9-201 — 9-208); 1985, ch. 404, §§ 11, 12; 1986, ch. 737, § 47; 1994, ch. 915, § 4; 1997, ch. 79, § 6; 1998, ch. 725, § 1) was repealed and replaced in the revision of chapter 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code by Acts 2000, ch. 846, § 1, effective July 1, 2001. Prior Tennessee Law: §§ 64-907, 64-911. Law Reviews. The Elusive Security Interest: Tennessee Variations on a Theme (John A. Walker, Jr.), 41 Tenn. L. Rev. 831.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 47-9-205 ("Use or disposition of collateral permissible.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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