Texas § TX.113.102 - APPLICABILITY OF LIEN TO MERCHANDISE PURCHASED

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§ TX.113.102. APPLICABILITY OF LIEN TO MERCHANDISE PURCHASED

APPLICABILITY OF LIEN TO MERCHANDISE PURCHASED. No lien created by this title is effective against a bona fide purchaser for value of goods, wares, or merchandise daily exposed for sale in the regular course of business if the purchase and actual or constructive possession of the goods, wares, or merchandise is completed before the goods, wares, or merchandise are seized under a valid legal writ or other lawful process. Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1520, ch. 389, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.

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Section TX.113.102 ("APPLICABILITY OF LIEN TO MERCHANDISE PURCHASED") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. 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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