# N.D. Cent. Code § 35-20-05: 35-20-05. Vendor's lien on personalty - Dependent on possession - Enforced as pledge

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ND_T35_C35-20_S35-20-05

## Section

- **Citation:** N.D. Cent. Code § 35-20-05
- **Heading:** 35-20-05. Vendor's lien on personalty - Dependent on possession - Enforced as pledge
- **Jurisdiction:** North Dakota
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** ND Code / Title 35 / Chapter 35-20 / Section 35-20-05

## Text

35-20-05. Vendor's lien on personalty - Dependent on possession - Enforced as

pledge.

One who sells personal property has a special lien thereon, dependent on possession, for

its price, if it is in that person's possession when the price becomes payable, and may enforce

that person's lien in like manner as if the property was pledged to that person for the price.

## Nearby sections

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