{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-679.333","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 679.333","heading":"Priority of certain liens arising by operation of law.","body":"(1) In this section, the term “possessory lien” means an interest, other than a security interest or an agricultural lien:\n(a) 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(b) Which is created by statute or rule of law in favor of the person; and\n(c) The effectiveness of which depends on the person’s possession of the goods.\n(2) 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.\nHistory.—s. 3, ch. 2001-198.","path":["CHAPTER 679 UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE: SECURED TRANSACTIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0600-0699/0679/0679.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:11:57Z","sha256":"24589d723a50d85218aa74ad0396fb2dec88f9cee628bc8fc6bc62d2c307f848","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-679.332","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-679.334"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}