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Miss. Code Ann. § 75-9-333: Priority of certain liens arising by operation of law.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 75. Regulation of Trade, Commerce and Investments
- Chapter 9. Uniform Commercial Code—Secured Transactions
- Part 3. Perfection and Priority.
- Subpart 3. Priority.
(a) In this section, “possessory lien” means an interest, other than a security interest or an agricultural lien:
(1) Which secures payment or performance of an obligation for services or materials furnished with respect to goods by a person in the ordinary course of the person’s business;
(2) Which is created by statute or rule of law in favor of the person; and
(3) Whose effectiveness depends on the person’s possession of the goods.
(b) A possessory lien on goods has priority over a security interest in the goods unless the lien is created by a statute that expressly provides otherwise.
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