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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a)“Possessory lien.”In this section, “possessory lien” means an interest, other than a security interest or an agricultural lien:
(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;
(2) Which is created by statute or rule of law in favor of the person; and
(3) Whose effectiveness depends on the person's possession of the goods.
(b)Priority of possessory lien. A possessory lien on goods has priority over a security interest in the goods only if the lien is created by a statute that expressly so provides.
(c) A preparer lien or processor lien properly created pursuant to chapter 60.13 RCW or a depositor's lien created pursuant to chapter 22.09 RCW takes priority over any perfected or unperfected security interest.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Washington Revised Code Title 62A. Uniform Commercial Code § 62A.9A-333. Priority of certain liens arising by operation of law - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/wa/title-62a-uniform-commercial-code/wa-rev-code-62a-9a-333/
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