{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-400.9-333","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 400.9-333","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 XXVI - TRADE AND COMMERCE","Chapter 400 - Uniform Commercial Code"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=400.9-333","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:28Z","sha256":"80bc36fa754333ad3a49d2f72d114965b7ddb2d55e8bd7257aa163b2023f8561","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-400.9-332","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-400.9-334"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}