Wisconsin Statutes

Wis. Stat. § 409.333 (2026)

Priority of certain liens arising by operation of law

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409.333409.333 Priority of certain liens arising by operation of law.

409.333(1)(1) Possessory lien. In this section, “possessory lien” means an interest, other than a security interest or an agricultural lien:

409.333(1)(a)(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;

409.333(1)(b)(b) Which is created by statute or rule of law in favor of the person; and

409.333(1)(c)(c) Whose effectiveness depends on the person’s possession of the goods.

409.333(2)(2) 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.

409.333 HistoryHistory: 2001 a. 10.

409.333 AnnotationA lien under s. 779.43 (3) is contingent on possession and is a possessory lien under sub. (1) with priority over a security interest. Premier Community Bank v. Schuh, 2010 WI App 111, 329 Wis. 2d 146, 789 N.W.2d 388, 09-1722.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2010–2021 · leading case: Premier Cmty. Bank v. Schuh, 2010 WI App 111 (Wis. Ct. App. 2010).

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Premier Cmty. Bank v. Schuh, 2010 WI App 111 (Wis. Ct. App. 2010). · cites it 10× “Wis. Stat. § 409.333 (2). Subsection 409.”

Zachery R Leaver (Bankr. W.D. Wis. 2021). · cites it 2× “It provides that a possessory lien, created by statute, has priority over a security interest in goods unless the statute creating the possessory lien expressly provides otherwise. So at the time of the Stipulation, Hillside held a possessory lien on the livestock that was…”

— Wis. Stat. § 409.333(1) — 1 case

Premier Cmty. Bank v. Schuh, 2010 WI App 111 (Wis. Ct. App. 2010). “Wis. Stat. § 409.333 (2). Subsection 409.”

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