{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-46-9-333","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 46-9-333","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":["CHAPTER 46. UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE.","ARTICLE 9. SECURED TRANSACTIONS; SALES OF ACCOUNTS AND CHATTEL PAPER."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/46-9-333/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:29:54Z","sha256":"de65210ad32c08b758ebfd4a785d1daf82229a87ddcf86e7cd3327bbf7023689","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-46-9-332","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-46-9-334"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}