Repossessions: 1.4.6 Was the Self-Help Repossession Conducted Properly?
Article 9 allows creditors to use self-help to retake possession of collateral, and most repossessions are conducted in this way. When state law prohibits self-help repossession, or the creditor finds it inconvenient to use self-help, the creditor will probably use replevin instead, which is discussed in Chapter 5, infra.