{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-25-9-333","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 25-9-333","heading":"Priority of certain liens arising by operation of law.","body":"(a)\t\"Possessory lien.\" - In this section, \"possessory lien\" means an interest, other than a security interest or an agricultural lien:\n(1)\tWhich 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)\tWhich is created by statute or rule of law in favor of the person; and\n(3)\tWhose effectiveness depends on the person's possession of the goods.\n(b)\tPriority 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. (1965, c. 700, s. 1; 1975, c. 862, s. 7; 2000-169, s. 1.)","path":["Chapter 25. Uniform Commercial Code.","Article 9. Secured Transactions.","Part 3. Perfection and Priority."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_25/GS_25-9-333.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:58:47Z","sha256":"03712cab1f67bb9fb2c33aa3837e6ec7b372e0b9b1c505c34ae73a297918958b","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-25-9-332","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-25-9-334"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}