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title: O.C.G.A. § 44-14-400. Liens of pawnbrokers, factors, bailees, and acceptors; priorities.
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# O.C.G.A. § 44-14-400. Liens of pawnbrokers, factors, bailees, and acceptors; priorities.

Pawnbrokers, factors, bailees, and acceptors shall have such liens as are designated in this part and in Part 5 of Article 3 of Chapter 12 of this title. Such liens shall be inferior to liens for taxes, liens of which such persons had actual notice before becoming creditors, special liens for rent, liens of laborers, liens or mortgages duly recorded, judgment liens, and other general liens reduced to execution and levied on.

## History

Ga. L. 1873, p. 42, § 14; Code 1873, § 1987; Ga. L. 1880-81, p. 63, § 2; Code 1882, § 1987; Civil Code 1895, § 2812; Civil Code 1910, § 3362; Code 1933, § 12-701.