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§12A-7-209.


§12A-7-209.
   
   (1) A warehouseman has a lien against the bailor on the goods covered
   by a warehouse receipt or on the proceeds thereof in his possession
   for charges for storage or transportation (including demurrage and
   terminal charges), insurance, labor, or charges present or future in
   relation to the goods, and for expenses necessary for preservation of
   the goods or reasonably incurred in their sale pursuant to law. If the
   person on whose account the goods are held is liable for like charges
   or expenses in relation to other goods whenever deposited and it is
   stated in the receipt that a lien is claimed for charges and expenses
   in relation to other goods, the warehouseman also has a lien against
   him for such charges and expenses whether or not the goods have been
   delivered by the warehouseman. But against a person to whom a
   negotiable warehouse receipt is duly negotiated a warehouseman's lien
   is limited to charges in an amount or at a rate specified on the
   receipt or if no charges are so specified then to a reasonable charge
   for storage of the goods covered by the receipt subsequent to the date
   of the receipt.
   
   (2) The warehouseman may also reserve a security interest against the
   bailor for a maximum amount specified on the receipt for charges other
   than those specified in subsection (1), such as for money advanced and
   interest. Such a security interest is governed by the article on
   Secured Transactions (Article 9).
   
   (3) (a) A warehouseman's lien for charges and expenses under
   subsection (1) or a security interest under subsection (2) is also
   effective against any person who so entrusted the bailor with
   possession of the goods that a pledge of them by him to a good faith
   purchaser for value would have been valid but is not effective against
   a person as to whom the document confers no right in the goods covered
   by it under Section 7-503.
   
   (b) A warehouseman's lien on household goods for charges and expenses
   in relation to the goods under subsection (1) is also effective
   against all persons if the depositor was the legal possessor of the
   goods at the time of deposit. "Household goods" means furniture,
   furnishings and personal effects used by the depositor in a dwelling.
   
   (4) A warehouseman loses his lien on any goods which he voluntarily
   delivers or which he unjustifiably refuses to deliver.
   

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