{"data":{"id":"us-vt/9a-v.s.a.-9-333","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"9A V.S.A. § 9—333","heading":"Priority of certain liens arising by operation of law","body":"(a) 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) 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 9A: Uniform Commercial Code","Article 009: Secured Transactions"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/fullchapter/09A/009","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T14:57:21Z","sha256":"793cc213a85c939b85ea9884f70d9d19a471af4e155a732d71163e91393c3142","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/9a-v.s.a.-9-332","next":"us-vt/9a-v.s.a.-9-334"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}