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§12A-7-308.


§12A-7-308.
   
   (1) A carrier's lien may be enforced by public or private sale of the
   goods, in bloc or in parcels, at any time or place and on any terms
   which are commercially reasonable, after notifying all persons known
   to claim an interest in the goods. Such notification must include a
   statement of the amount due, the nature of the proposed sale and the
   time and place of any public sale. The fact that a better price could
   have been obtained by a sale at a different time or in a different
   method from that selected by the carrier is not of itself sufficient
   to establish that the sale was not made in a commercially reasonable
   manner. If the carrier either sells the goods in the usual manner in
   any recognized market therefor or if he sells at the price current in
   such market at the time of his sale or if he has otherwise sold in
   conformity with commercially reasonable practices among dealers in the
   type of goods sold he has sold in a commercially reasonable manner. A
   sale of more goods than apparently necessary to be offered to ensure
   satisfaction of the obligation is not commercially reasonable except
   in cases covered by the preceding sentence.
   
   (2) Before any sale pursuant to this section any person claiming a
   right in the goods may pay the amount necessary to satisfy the lien
   and the reasonable expenses incurred under this section. In that event
   the goods must not be sold, but must be retained by the carrier
   subject to the terms of the bill and this article.
   
   (3) The carrier may buy at any public sale pursuant to this section.
   
   (4) A purchaser in good faith of goods sold to enforce a carrier's
   lien takes the goods free of any rights of persons against whom the
   lien was valid, despite noncompliance by the carrier with the
   requirements of this section.
   
   (5) The carrier may satisfy his lien from the proceeds of any sale
   pursuant to this section but must hold the balance, if any, for
   delivery on demand to any person to whom he would have been bound to
   deliver the goods.
   
   (6) The rights provided by this section shall be in addition to all
   other rights allowed by law to a creditor against his debtor.
   
   (7) A carrier's lien may be enforced in accordance with either
   subsection (1) or the procedure set forth in subsection (2) of Section
   7-210.
   
   (8) The carrier is liable for damages caused by failure to comply with
   the requirements for sale under this section and in case of willful
   violation is liable for conversion.
   

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