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title: O.C.G.A. § 44-14-461. Right to retain possession; forfeiture of lien.
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# O.C.G.A. § 44-14-461. Right to retain possession; forfeiture of lien.

Any persons, firms, or corporations shall have the right to retain possession of the equipment repaired by them until their charges have been paid; but, if any equipment is delivered to the person for whom the service or repair was performed without collecting the agreed price or reasonable value of servicing or repairing the equipment, the lien shall be lost upon the equipment so delivered.

## History

Code 1981, § 44-14-461, enacted by Ga. L. 1989, p. 1489, § 1.