{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-106-9-333","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 106, § 9-333","heading":"Priority of Certain Liens Arising by Operation of Law","body":"Section 9–333. (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":["Part I","Title XV","Chapter 106","Article 9"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXV/Chapter106/Section9-333","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:22:30Z","sha256":"897659cedab175ab199f9c55ae446817c992658272b87d3fee797616da403463","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-106-9-332","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-106-9-334"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}