# Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-19-201: Possessory lien on boats

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T66_C19_S66-19-201

## Section

- **Citation:** Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-19-201
- **Heading:** Possessory lien on boats
- **Jurisdiction:** Tennessee
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TN Code / Title 66 / Chapter 19 / Section 66-19-201

## Text

Any debt contracted by the master, owner, agent, or consignee of any boat within this state on account of any work done, or materials or articles furnished for the building, repairing, fitting, furnishing, or equipping of such boat, or for wages due to the employees of such debtor, or for lease rent for dockage or storage, shall be a possessory lien upon such boat, its tackle, and furniture. It is the legislative intent that the holder of a material and furnishings lien shall not be able to charge additional dockage and storage during that period when the holder is exercising this lien. Code 1858, § 1991 (deriv. Acts 1833, ch. 35, § 1); Shan., § 3547; mod. Code 1932, § 7962; Acts 1981, ch. 482, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 64-1904.
Any debt contracted by the master, owner, agent, or consignee of any boat within this state on account of any work done, or materials or articles furnished for the building, repairing, fitting, furnishing, or equipping of such boat, or for wages due to the employees of such debtor, or for lease rent for dockage or storage, shall be a possessory lien upon such boat, its tackle, and furniture. It is the legislative intent that the holder of a material and furnishings lien shall not be able to charge additional dockage and storage during that period when the holder is exercising this lien.
Code 1858, § 1991 (deriv. Acts 1833, ch. 35, § 1); Shan., § 3547; mod. Code 1932, § 7962; Acts 1981, ch. 482, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 64-1904.

## Nearby sections

- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-19-101 Lien for repairs to conveyances generally](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T66_C19_S66-19-101.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-19-102 Duration of lien](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T66_C19_S66-19-102.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-19-103 Garagekeeper's or towing firm's lien](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T66_C19_S66-19-103.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-19-104 Duty to inform consumer of rights](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T66_C19_S66-19-104.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-19-105 Abandoned vehicles on campgrounds](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T66_C19_S66-19-105.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-19-201 Possessory lien on boats](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T66_C19_S66-19-201.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-19-202 Pleading of lienor](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T66_C19_S66-19-202.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-19-203 Joinder of plaintiffs in suit](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T66_C19_S66-19-203.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-19-204 Plaintiffs' bond](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T66_C19_S66-19-204.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-19-205 Warrant to attach boat](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T66_C19_S66-19-205.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-19-206 Retention of possession by sheriff](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T66_C19_S66-19-206.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-19-207 Duplication of attachments prohibited](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T66_C19_S66-19-207.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-19-208 Sale of boat](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T66_C19_S66-19-208.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-19-209 Protection of prior liens](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T66_C19_S66-19-209.md)

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