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(a) Possessory lien.— In this section, 'possessory lien' means an interest, other than a security interest or an agricultural lien:\n(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;\n(2) which is created by operation of law in favor of the person, and\n(3) whose effectiveness depends on the person's possession of the goods.\n(b) Priority of possessory lien.— 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.\nHistory —Sept. 19, 1996, No. 241, added as § 9-333 on Jan. 17, 2012, No. 21, § 11, eff. 1 year after Jan. 17, 2012.