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2000 SESSION
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 8.7-209 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 8.7-209. Lien of warehouseman.
(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 other 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 any 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 title on secured transactions (Title 8.9).
(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 § 8.7-503.
(b) A warehouseman's lien under subsection (1) on household goods for charges and expenses in relation to the goods is also effective against all persons if the depositor was the legal possessor of the goods at the time of deposit. The term "household goods" means furniture, furnishings, or personal effects used by the depositor in a dwelling. Such lien shall be effective against a prior security interest which has been otherwise perfected as required by law only to the extent of one hundred fifty dollars.
(4) A warehouseman loses his lien on any goods which he voluntarily delivers or which he unjustifiably refuses to deliver.