N.Y. LIE Law § 151
This is the official text of N.Y. LIE Law § 151, part of New York’s LIE Law — part of the compiled statutory law of New York, published by the state as "LIE Law." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.
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Creation of a lien
Official statutory text
§ 151. Creation of a lien. Molders shall have a lien, dependent on\npossession, on all dies, molds, forms or patterns in their hands\nbelonging to a customer, for the balance due them from such customer for\nany manufacturing or fabrication work, and in the value of all material\nrelated to such work. Such lien shall not have priority over any\nsecurity interest in the die, mold, form or pattern that is perfected at\nthe time the molder acquires the lien. The molder may retain possession\nof the die, mold, form or pattern until the charges are paid.\n
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