HRS §490:9-333
Priority of certain liens arising by operation of law
This section says that a person who holds a possessory lien on goods (created by law, not by contract) generally has priority over a security interest in those goods, unless the law creating the lien says otherwise. It defines what a possessory lien is.
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The statute, as written — Priority of certain liens arising by operation of law
(a) 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) 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.
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