{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-12a-12a-7-209","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 12A, § 12A-7-209","heading":"Lien of Warehouse","body":"\n\nLien of Warehouse.\n\n(a) A warehouse has a lien against the bailor on the goods\n\ncovered by a warehouse receipt or storage agreement or on the\n\nproceeds thereof in its possession for charges for storage or\n\ntransportation, including demurrage and terminal charges, insurance,\n\nlabor, or other charges, present or future, in relation to the\n\ngoods, and for expenses necessary for preservation of the goods or\n\nreasonably incurred in their sale pursuant to law. If the person on\n\nwhose account the goods are held is liable for similar charges or\n\nexpenses in relation to other goods whenever deposited and it is\n\nstated in the warehouse receipt or storage agreement that a lien is\n\nclaimed for charges and expenses in relation to other goods, the\n\nwarehouse also has a lien against the goods covered by the warehouse\n\nreceipt or storage agreement or on the proceeds thereof in its\n\npossession for those charges and expenses, whether or not the goods\n\nhave been delivered by the warehouse. However, as against a person\n\nto which a negotiable warehouse receipt is duly negotiated, a\n\nwarehouse’s lien is limited to charges in an amount or at a rate\n\nspecified in the warehouse receipt or, if no charges are so\n\nspecified, to a reasonable charge for storage of the specific goods\n\ncovered by the receipt subsequent to the date of the receipt.\n\n(b) A warehouse may also reserve a security interest against\n\nthe bailor for the maximum amount specified on the receipt for\n\ncharges other than those specified in subsection (a) of this\n\nsection, such as for money advanced and interest. The security\n\ninterest is governed by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code.\n\n(c) A warehouse’s lien for charges and expenses under\n\nsubsection (a) of this section or a security interest under\n\nsubsection (b) of this section is also effective against any person\n\nthat so entrusted the bailor with possession of the goods that a\n\npledge of them by the bailor to a good faith purchaser for value\n\nwould have been valid. However, the lien or security interest is\n\nnot effective against a person that before issuance of a document of\n\ntitle had a legal interest or a perfected security interest in the\n\ngoods and that did not:\n\n(1) deliver or entrust the goods or any document of title\n\ncovering the goods to the bailor or the bailor’s nominee with:\n\n(A) actual or apparent authority to ship, store, or sell;\n\n(B) power to obtain delivery under Section 7-403 of this\n\ntitle; or\n\n(C) power of disposition under Sections 2-403, 2A-304(2),\n\n2A-305(2), 1-9-320, or 1-9-321(c) of the Uniform\n\nCommercial Code or other statute or rule of law; or\n\n(2) acquiesce in the procurement by the bailor or its nominee\n\nof any document.\n\n(d) A warehouse’s lien on household goods for charges and\n\nexpenses in relation to the goods under subsection (a) of this\n\nsection is also effective against all persons if the depositor was\n\nthe legal possessor of the goods at the time of deposit. In this\n\nsubsection, “household goods\" means furniture, furnishings, or\n\npersonal effects used by the depositor in a dwelling.\n\n(e) A warehouse loses its lien on any goods that it voluntarily\n\ndelivers or unjustifiably refuses to deliver.","path":["OK Code","Title 12A"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os12A.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"c35d7b704f5943827f5917dbc80063f02adc3a8e43546d42da7f7bd9cf3d775f","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-12a-12a-7-208","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-12a-12a-7-210"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}