{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-6a-9-333","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 6A-9-333","heading":"Priority of certain liens arising by operation of law.","body":"(a) “Possessory lien.” 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) Priority 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.","path":["Title 6A Uniform Commercial Code","Chapter 9 Secured Transactions","Part 3 Perfection and Priority","Subpart 3 Priority"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE6A/6A-9/6A-3/6A-3/6A-9-333.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T18:30:29Z","sha256":"b98b3d8a40c948d25eae6dcd2a2045c6e5c2bd6338be402719272106c759b195","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-6a-9-332","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-6a-9-334"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}