{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-42a-9-333","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 42a-9-333","heading":"Priority of certain liens arising by operation of law.","body":"(a) In this section, “possessory lien” means an interest, other than a security interest or an agricultural lien:\n(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;\n(2) Which is created by statute or rule of law in favor of the person; and\n(3) Whose effectiveness depends on the person's possession of the goods.\n(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.","path":["TITLE 42a. UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE","ARTICLE 9*. SECURED TRANSACTIONS","PART 3. PERFECTION AND PRIORITY"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/art_009.htm#sec_42a-9-333","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:15Z","sha256":"b2467a0b51eff3526afc9b2d61a23e0ecdbe6f6c69d59dc4dbe8c671da7ea0aa","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-42a-9-332","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-42a-9-334"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}