Florida Statutes
Part III - Perfection and Priority (Ss. 679.3011-679.342)
679.333 - Priority of certain liens arising by operation of law.


(1) In this section, the term “possessory lien” means an interest, other than a security interest or an agricultural lien:
(a) 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;
(b) Which is created by statute or rule of law in favor of the person; and
(c) The effectiveness of which depends on the person’s possession of the goods.

(2) 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.
History.—s. 3, ch. 2001-198.

Structure Florida Statutes

Florida Statutes

Title XXXIX - Commercial Relations

Chapter 679 - Uniform Commercial Code: Secured Transactions

Part III - Perfection and Priority (Ss. 679.3011-679.342)

679.3011 - Law governing perfection and priority of security interests.

679.3021 - Law governing perfection and priority of agricultural liens.

679.3031 - Law governing perfection and priority of security interests in goods covered by a certificate of title.

679.3041 - Law governing perfection and priority of security interests in deposit accounts.

679.3051 - Law governing perfection and priority of security interests in investment property.

679.3061 - Law governing perfection and priority of security interests in letter-of-credit rights.

679.3071 - Location of debtor.

679.3081 - When security interest or agricultural lien is perfected; continuity of perfection.

679.3091 - Security interest perfected upon attachment.

679.3101 - When filing required to perfect security interest or agricultural lien; security interests and agricultural liens to which filing provisions do not apply.

679.3111 - Perfection of security interests in property subject to certain statutes, regulations, and treaties.

679.3121 - Perfection of security interests in chattel paper, deposit accounts, documents, goods covered by documents, instruments, investment property, letter-of-credit rights, and money; perfection by permissive filing; temporary perfection without...

679.3131 - When possession by or delivery to secured party perfects security interest without filing.

679.3141 - Perfection by control.

679.3151 - Secured party’s rights on disposition of collateral and in proceeds.

679.3161 - Continued perfection of security interest following change in governing law.

679.3171 - Interests that take priority over or take free of security interest or agricultural lien.

679.3181 - No interest retained in right to payment that is sold; rights and title of seller of account or chattel paper with respect to creditors and purchasers.

679.319 - Rights and title of consignee with respect to creditors and purchasers.

679.320 - Buyer of goods.

679.321 - Licensee of general intangible and lessee of goods in ordinary course of business.

679.322 - Priorities among conflicting security interests in and agricultural liens on same collateral.

679.323 - Future advances.

679.324 - Priority of purchase-money security interests.

679.325 - Priority of security interests in transferred collateral.

679.326 - Priority of security interests created by new debtor.

679.327 - Priority of security interests in deposit account.

679.328 - Priority of security interests in investment property.

679.329 - Priority of security interests in letter-of-credit right.

679.330 - Priority of purchaser of chattel paper or instrument.

679.331 - Priority of rights of purchasers of instruments, documents, and securities under other articles; priority of interests in financial assets and security entitlements under chapter 678.

679.332 - Transfer of money; transfer of funds from deposit account.

679.333 - Priority of certain liens arising by operation of law.

679.334 - Priority of security interests in fixtures and crops.

679.335 - Accessions.

679.336 - Commingled goods.

679.337 - Priority of security interests in goods covered by certificate of title.

679.338 - Priority of security interest or agricultural lien perfected by filed financing statement providing certain incorrect information.

679.339 - Priority subject to subordination.

679.340 - Effectiveness of right of recoupment or set-off against deposit account.

679.341 - Bank’s rights and duties with respect to deposit account.

679.342 - Bank’s right to refuse to enter into or disclose existence of control agreement.