{"data":{"id":"us-de/6-del.-c.-9-333","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"6 Del. C. § 9-333","heading":"Priority of certain liens arising by operation of law.","body":"(a) “Possessory lien.” — 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) Priority of possessory lien. — 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 6. Commerce and Trade","SUBTITLE I","Uniform Commercial Code","ARTICLE 9. Secured Transactions","Part 3","Perfection and Priority"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title6/c009/sc03/index.html#9-333","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:06Z","sha256":"07f1672215c45219b4f455a8dfa337a2c20ad8353bd57478586bc256fb0c856d","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/6-del.-c.-9-332","next":"us-de/6-del.-c.-9-334"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}