{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-uniform-commercial-code-law-9-333","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Uniform Commercial Code Law § 9-333","heading":"Priority of Certain Liens Arising by Operation of Law","body":"Section 9--333. Priority of Certain Liens Arising by Operation of Law.\n  (a) \"Possessory lien.\" In this section, \"possessory lien\" means an\ninterest, other than a security interest or an agricultural lien:\n       (1) which secures payment or performance of an obligation for\n           services or materials furnished with respect to goods by a\n           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\n           person; and\n       (3) whose effectiveness depends on the person's possession of the\n           goods.\n  (b) Priority of possessory lien. A possessory lien on goods has\npriority over a security interest in the goods unless the lien is\ncreated by a statute that expressly provides otherwise.","path":["Uniform Commercial Code Law","Article 9. Secured Transactions","Part 3. Perfection and Priority","Subpart 3. Priority"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/UCC/9-333","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"d461fd6a0f02a25aa711c3154617e6ae570810c4d6fef1b54db0143f73457fdd","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-uniform-commercial-code-law-9-332","next":"us-ny/n.y.-uniform-commercial-code-law-9-334"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}