{"data":{"id":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-41-09-53","jurisdiction":"us-nd","citation":"N.D. Cent. Code § 41-09-53","heading":"(9-333) Priority of certain liens arising by operation of law","body":"1.In this section, \"possessory lien\" means an interest, other than a security interest or an agricultural lien:\na.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;\nb.Which is created by statute or rule of law in favor of the person; and\nc.Whose effectiveness depends on the person's possession of the goods.\n2.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 41 Uniform Commercial Code","Chapter 41-09 Secured Transactions"],"source_url":"https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t41c09.pdf","current_through":"2026-07-31T11:12:02","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T21:04:14Z","sha256":"4f36892c11bdfc65fb3c7c61d323fb88ea06a6a5fb19e862823f9d63da87aa13","source_id":"us-nd","stale":true,"prev":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-41-09-52","next":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-41-09-54"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}