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§ 6252. Who may repossess

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 12 Pa.C.S.A. Commerce and TradeEffective: December 1, 2014

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 12 Pa.C.S.A. Commerce and Trade (Refs & Annos)
Part V. Consumer Credit (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 62. Motor Vehicle Sales Finance (Refs & Annos)
Subchapter E. Repossession
Effective: December 1, 2014
12 Pa.C.S.A. § 6252
§ 6252. Who may repossess
Currentness
(a) With legal process.--Repossession of a motor vehicle when effected by legal process shall be made only by a duly constituted public official.
(b) Without legal process.--Repossession of a motor vehicle when effected otherwise than by legal process under subsection (a) shall be made only by the following:
(1) The holder.
(2) An official or full-time employee of the holder.
(3) A collector-repossessor licensed under this chapter.
(4) The person who originally sold the motor vehicle to the buyer under the installment sale contract.
(5) A licensed seller or sales finance company that is not regularly engaged in the business of repossessing motor vehicles but occasionally does so as an accommodation for another seller or sales finance company.
(6) An official or full-time employee of a licensed seller or sales finance company under paragraph (5).

Credits

2013, Nov. 27, P.L. 1081, No. 98, § 4, effective in one year [Dec. 1, 2014].
12 Pa.C.S.A. § 6252, PA ST 12 Pa.C.S.A. § 6252
Current through Act 11 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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