Georgia § 44-14-450 - Creation of lien.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 44-14-450 — Creation of lien., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 44-14-450. Creation of lien.
All persons, firms, or corporations engaged in the business of laundering, cleaning, tailoring, altering, repairing, or dyeing clothing, goods, wearing apparel, shoes, carpets, rugs, or other such articles shall, for the agreed price or the reasonable value of their services in laundering, cleaning, tailoring, altering, repairing, or dyeing any goods, clothing, wearing apparel, shoes, carpets, rugs, or other similar articles, have a lien upon the articles laundered, cleaned, tailored, altered, repaired, or dyed, whether the work of laundering, cleaning, tailoring, altering, repairing, or dyeing the articles is performed by themselves or by their employees. (Ga. L. 1909, p. 151, § 1; Civil Code 1910, § 3336; Code 1933, § 67-1901; Ga. L. 1987, p. 382, § 1.)
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Section 44-14-450 ("Creation of lien.") is part of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the codified statutory law of Georgia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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