§ 425.206 — Nonjudicial enforcement limited.

Wisconsin § 425.206

• Jurisdiction: Wisconsin
• Ch. 425: Consumer transactions — remedies and penalties
• Subch.: subch. II of ch. 425 SUBCHAPTER II

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425.206
425.206(1) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no merchant may take possession of collateral or goods subject to a consumer lease in this state except when any of the following apply:
425.206(1)(a) (a) The customer has surrendered the collateral or leased goods.
425.206(1)(b) (b) Judgment for the merchant has been entered in a proceeding for recovery of collateral or leased goods under s. 425.205 , or for possession of the collateral or leased goods under s. 425.203 (2) .
425.206(1)(c) (c) The merchant has taken possession of collateral or leased goods pursuant to s. 425.207 (2) .
425.206(1)(d) (d) For motor vehicle collateral or goods subject to a motor vehicle consumer lease, the customer has not made a demand as specified in s. 425.205 (1g) (a) 3. and, no sooner than 15 days after the merchant gives the notice specified in s. 425.205 (1g) (a) , the merchant has taken possession of the collateral or goods in accordance with sub. (2) .
425.206(2) (2) In taking possession of collateral or leased goods, no merchant may do any of the following:
425.206(2)(a) (a) Commit a breach of the peace.
425.206(2)(b) (b) Enter a dwelling used by the customer as a residence except at the voluntary request of a customer.
425.206(3) (3) A violation of this section is subject to s. 425.305 .

Legislative History

425.206 History History: 1971 c. 239 ; 1975 c. 94 s. 3 ; 1975 c. 407 ; 1979 c. 10 ; 1995 a. 225 ; 1997 a. 302 ; 2005 a. 255 .