Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 47-9-602 (2026)
Waiver and variance of rights and duties
✓ current as of May 2026
Except as otherwise provided in § 47-9-624, to the extent that they give rights to a debtor or obligor and impose duties on a secured party, the debtor or obligor may not waive or vary the rules stated in the following listed sections:
- (1) Section 47-9-207(b)(4)(C), which deals with use and operation of the collateral by the secured party;
- (2) Section 47-9-210, which deals with requests for an accounting and requests concerning a list of collateral and statement of account;
- (3) Section 47-9-607(c), which deals with collection and enforcement of collateral;
- (4) Sections 47-9-608(a) and 47-9-615(c) to the extent that they deal with application or payment of noncash proceeds of collection, enforcement, or disposition;
- (5) Sections 47-9-608(a) and 47-9-615(d) to the extent that they require accounting for or payment of surplus proceeds of collateral;
- (6) Section 47-9-609 to the extent that it imposes upon a secured party that takes possession of collateral without judicial process the duty to do so without breach of the peace;
- (7) Sections 47-9-610(b), 47-9-611, 47-9-613, and 47-9-614, which deal with disposition of collateral;
- (8) Section 47-9-615(f), which deals with calculation of a deficiency or surplus when a disposition is made to the secured party, a person related to the secured party, or a secondary obligor;
- (9) Section 47-9-616, which deals with explanation of the calculation of a surplus or deficiency;
- (10) Sections 47-9-620, 47-9-621, and 47-9-622, which deal with acceptance of collateral in satisfaction of obligation;
- (11) Section 47-9-623, which deals with redemption of collateral;
- (12) Section 47-9-624, which deals with permissible waivers; and
- (13) Sections 47-9-625 and 47-9-626, which deal with the secured party's liability for failure to comply with this chapter.
Acts 2000, ch. 846, § 1.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 1986–2008 · leading case: Pamperin v. Streamline Mfg., Inc., 276 S.W.3d 428 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2008).
Pamperin v. Streamline Mfg., Inc., 276 S.W.3d 428 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2008). “Tenn.Code Ann. § 47-9-602(10). Furthermore, under the facts of this case, we question whether Mr.”
In Re Chattanooga Choo-Choo Co., 98 B.R. 792 (Bankr. E.D. Tenn. 1989). “Tenn.Code Ann. §§ 47-9-602 & -606 (Supp.1988).”
Waldschmidt v. Assocs. Com. Corp. (In Re Groves), 64 B.R. 329 (Bankr. M.D. Tenn. 1986). “§ 47-9-602 (Supp.1985). Under this section, the recent amendments must be incorporated in determining whether, and how, to apply Article 9 to this transaction.”
Tenn. Code Ann. § 47-9-602(10): 1 case
Pamperin v. Streamline Mfg., Inc., 276 S.W.3d 428 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2008). “Tenn.Code Ann. § 47-9-602(10). Furthermore, under the facts of this case, we question whether Mr.”
Tenn. Code Ann. § 47-9-602(5): 1 case
Pamperin v. Streamline Mfg., Inc., 276 S.W.3d 428 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2008). “Tenn.Code Ann. § 47-9-602(10). Furthermore, under the facts of this case, we question whether Mr.”
Annotations are extracted automatically from the opinions in the
Syfert caselaw corpus and ranked by authority, recency, and
treatment. Dots show Syfertize treatment of the citing case itself.