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PART III
COURTS, JUDICIAL OFFICERS AND PROCEEDINGS IN CIVIL CASES
(Chapters 211 through 262)
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TITLE IV
CERTAIN WRITS AND PROCEEDINGS IN SPECIAL CASES
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CHAPTER 255
MORTGAGES, CONDITIONAL SALES AND PLEDGES OF PERSONAL PROPERTY, AND LIENS THEREON
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Section 1 to 7C
Repealed, 1957, 765, Sec. 2
Section 7D
Interest of landlord in crops; subordination of liens; assignment or agreement concerning
Section 7E to 11
Repealed, 1957, 765, Sec. 2
Section 12 to 12B
Repealed, 1966, 284, Sec. 4
Section 12C
Consumer note; non-negotiability; violations; penalty; construction of section
Section 12D
Repealed, 1966, 284, Sec. 4
Section 12E
Repealed, 1981, 733, Sec. 3
Section 12F
Creditors in consumer loan transactions; defenses of borrower
Section 12G
Credit life or accident and health or involuntary unemployment insurance charges; prepayment; refunds; death benefits; disclosure statements; violations
Section 12H
Definitions; delinquency or late charge; annual fee
Section 12I
Repealed, 2002, 248
Section 12J
Actions for failure to disclose real property was insulated with urea formaldehyde foam prohibited
Section 13
Repealed, 1966, 284, Sec. 4
Section 13A
Repealed, 1957, 765, Sec. 2
Section 13B, 13C
Repealed 1966, 284, Sec. 4
Section 13D to 13F
Repealed 1957, 765, Sec. 2
Section 13G
Repealed 1966, 284, Sec. 4
Section 13H
Repealed 1957, 765, Sec. 2
Section 13I
Default under consumer credit transactions; enforcement; notice; curing of default; deficiency judgment
Section 13J
Repossession of collateral under a consumer credit transaction; hearing; redemption; disposition; deficiency; insurance proceeds; determination of value
Section 13K
Personal service contracts between certain schools and students; termination notice provisions required; applicability; violations; penalties
Section 13L
Prepayment; refund of charges
Section 14
General provisions
Section 14A
Storage and incidental expenses
Section 15
Statement; effect of filing; fees
Section 16
Inaccuracies of description; effect on lien
Section 17
Enforcement; procedure
Section 18, 19
Repealed, 1973, 1114, Sec. 328
Section 20
Proceeds of sale; distribution
Section 21
Payment by owner of vessel
Section 22
Foreign vessels; effect of this chapter
Section 23
Repealed, 1977, 284, Sec. 2
Section 24
Domestic animals; care and custody
Section 25
Garage keepers; effects of liens on motor vehicles obtained by fraud; etc.; lien for charges reimbursed by insurance company
Section 25A
Manufactured housing communities operators
Section 26
Enforcement
Section 27, 28
Repealed, 1975, 377, Sec. 151
Section 29
Order for sale
Section 30
Repealed, 1931, 426, Sec. 123
Section 31
Effects of Secs. 24 to 29
Section 31A
Spinners and others; work and materials
Section 31B
Spinners and others; enforcement
Section 31C
Jewelers
Section 31D
Articles of clothing or household goods; cleaning or storing
Section 31E
Aircraft facilities; aircraft repairs; filing of lien
Section 31F
Paintings, photographs and other personal property
Section 31G
Molders; lien on customer dies, molds, forms, engraving plates, original art or patterns
Section 32
Dissolution of liens on personalty; manner
Section 33
Dissolution of liens on personalty; procedure
Section 34
Termination of certain liens of bailees
Section 35
Priority between certain liens
Section 36
Recovery of personalty held under lien
Section 37
Bond; hearing on sufficiency of sureties
Section 38
Trial of claim
Section 39
Costs
Section 39A
Vehicles; sale for storage; procedure
Section 39B
Repealed, 1983, 674
Section 40 to 47
Repealed 1957, 765, Sec. 2
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