A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
Federal Law
means a charge against or an interest in property to secure payment of a debt and includes a security interest created by agreement, a judicial lien obtained by legal or equitable process or proceedings, a common law lien, or a statutory lien 28 USC 3301
State Law
Alabama
means a charge against or an interest in property to secure payment of a debt or performance of an obligation, and includes a security interest created by agreement, a judicial lien obtained by legal or equitable process or proceedings, a common-law lien, or a statutory lien Alabama Code 8-9B-2
means a charge against or interest in goods to secure payment of a debt or performance of an obligation, but the term does not include a security interest Alabama Code 7-2A-103
Alaska
means

(A) a security interest Alaska Statutes 09.38.500
means a charge against or interest in goods to secure payment of a debt or performance of an obligation, but the term does not include a security interest Alaska Statutes 45.12.103
Arizona
means a charge against or an interest in property to secure payment of a debt or performance of an obligation and includes a security interest created by agreement, a judicial lien obtained by legal or equitable process or proceedings, a common law lien or a statutory lien Arizona Laws 44-1001
means a charge against or interest in goods to secure payment of a debt or performance of an obligation, but the term does not include a security interest Arizona Laws 47-2A103
means an interest in property that secures payment or performance of an obligation Arizona Laws 33-2601
California
as used in this article and in Chapter 6 California Vehicle Code 22851.1
means a charge against or an interest in property to secure payment of a debt or performance of an obligation, and includes a security interest created by agreement, a judicial lien obtained by legal or equitable process or proceedings, a common-law lien, or a statutory lien California Civil Code 3439.01
means a charge against or interest in goods to secure payment of a debt or performance of an obligation, but the term does not include a security interest California Commercial Code 10103
means a mortgage, deed of trust, or other lien California Probate Code 10360
means a mortgage, deed of trust, or other security interest in property whether arising from contract, statute, common law, or equity California Code of Civil Procedure 872.010, California Code of Civil Procedure 1265.210
means the director’s claim for recovery, from a beneficiary’s tort action or claim, of the reasonable value of benefits provided on behalf of the beneficiary California Welfare and Institutions Code 14124.70
Delaware
means a charge against or an interest in property to secure payment of a debt or performance of an obligation, and includes a security interest created by agreement, a judicial lien obtained by legal or equitable process or proceedings, a common-law lien or a statutory lien Delaware Code Title 6 Sec. 1301
means a charge against or interest in goods to secure payment of a debt or performance of an obligation, but the term does not include a security interest Delaware Code Title 6 Sec. 2A-103
means a security interest in an automobile Delaware Code Title 6 Sec. 5001
Florida
means a charge against or an interest in property to secure payment of a debt or performance of an obligation, and includes a security interest created by agreement, a judicial lien obtained by legal or equitable process or proceedings, a common-law lien, or a statutory lien Florida Statutes 727.103
means a charge against or interest in goods to secure payment of a debt or performance of an obligation, but the term does not include a security interest Florida Statutes 680.1031
means a security interest that is reserved or created by a written agreement recorded with the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles pursuant to… Florida Statutes 327.02
Hawaii
means a charge against or an interest in property to secure payment of a debt or performance of an obligation, including a security interest created by agreement, a judicial lien obtained by legal or equitable process or proceedings, a common-law lien, or a statutory lien Hawaii Revised Statutes 651C-1
means a recorded instrument that creates an encumbrance on or affects title or ownership of property Hawaii Revised Statutes 507D-2
means the lien provided in section 507-42 Hawaii Revised Statutes 507-41
Idaho
means a charge against or interest in goods to secure payment of a debt or performance of an obligation, but the term does not include a security interest Idaho Code 28-12-103
Illinois
means a charge against or interest in
    
goods to secure payment of a debt or performance of an obligation, but the term does not include a security interest Illinois Compiled Statutes 810 ILCS 5/2A-103
Kansas
means a charge against or an interest in property to secure payment of a debt or performance of an obligation, and includes a security interest created by agreement, a judicial lien obtained by legal or equitable process or proceedings, a common-law lien or a statutory lien Kansas Statutes 33-201
means a charge against or interest in goods to secure payment of a debt or performance of an obligation, but the term does not include a security interest Kansas Statutes 84-2a-103
means a lien for the unpaid retail cost of agricultural production input Kansas Statutes 58-241
means a security interest as defined in this section Kansas Statutes 8-126
Kentucky
means a charge against or an interest in property to secure payment of a debt or performance of an obligation, and includes a security interest created by agreement, a judicial lien obtained by legal or equitable process or proceedings, a common-law lien, or a statutory lien Kentucky Statutes 378A.010
means a charge against or interest in goods to secure payment of a debt or performance of an obligation, but the term does not include a security interest Kentucky Statutes 355.2A-103
Louisiana
means a privilege on movable property created by operation of law in favor of a creditor Louisiana Revised Statutes 10:7-102
Maine
means a charge against or interest in goods to secure payment of a debt or performance of an obligation, but the term does not include a security interest Maine Revised Statutes Title 11 Sec. 2-1103
Maryland
means a charge against or interest in goods to secure payment of a debt or performance of an obligation, but the term does not include a security interest
Massachusetts
means a charge against or interest in goods to secure payment of a debt or performance of an obligation, but the term does not include a security interest Massachusetts General Laws ch. 106 sec. 2A-103
Michigan
means a charge against or an interest in property to secure payment of a debt or performance of an obligation, and includes a security interest created by agreement, a judicial lien obtained by legal or equitable process or proceedings, a common-law lien, or a statutory lien Michigan Laws 566.31
means a charge against or interest in goods to secure payment of a debt or performance of an obligation, but the term does not include a security interest Michigan Laws 440.2803
means a security interest in or other encumbrance on a motor vehicle Michigan Laws 257.1302
means an interest in property that secures payment or performance of an obligation Michigan Laws 554.1012
Minnesota
means a charge against or interest in goods to secure payment of a debt or performance of an obligation, but the term does not include a security interest Minnesota Statutes 336.2A-103
Montana
means a charge against or an interest in property to secure payment of a debt or performance of an obligation and includes a security interest created by agreement, a judicial lien obtained by legal or equitable process or proceedings, a common-law lien, or a statutory lien Montana Code 31-2-328
means a charge against or interest in goods to secure payment of a debt or performance of an obligation, but the term does not include a security interest Montana Code 30-2A-103
means a lien against real estate arising under this part Montana Code 71-3-522
Nevada
means a charge against or an interest in property to secure payment of a debt or performance of an obligation, and includes a security interest created by agreement, a judicial lien obtained by legal or equitable process or proceedings, a common-law lien and a statutory lien Nevada Revised Statutes 112.150
means a charge against or interest in goods to secure payment of a debt or performance of an obligation, but the term does not include a security interest Nevada Revised Statutes 104A.2103
New Hampshire
means a charge against or an interest in property to secure payment of a debt or performance of an obligation, and includes a security interest created by agreement, a judicial lien obtained by legal or equitable process or proceedings, a common law lien, or a statutory lien New Hampshire Revised Statutes 545-A:1
New Jersey
means a charge against or interest in goods to secure payment of a debt or performance of an obligation, but the term does not include a security interest New Jersey Statutes 12A:2A-103
New Mexico
means a charge against or interest in goods to secure payment of a debt or performance of an obligation, but the term does not include a security interest New Mexico Statutes 55-2A-103
New York
means a charge against or an interest in property to secure payment of a debt or performance of an obligation, and includes a security interest created by agreement, a judicial lien obtained by legal or equitable process or proceedings, a common-law lien, or a statutory lien N.Y. Debtor and Creditor Law 270
means a charge against or interest in goods to secure

payment of a debt or performance of an obligation, but the

term does not include a security interest N.Y. Uniform Commercial Code 2-A-103
North Carolina
means a charge against or interest in goods to secure payment of a debt or performance of an obligation, but the term does not include a security interest North Carolina General Statutes 25-2A-103
Ohio
includes , unless the context requires a different meaning, a security interest in a motor vehicle Ohio Code 4505.01
means a charge against or an interest in property to secure payment of a debt or performance of an obligation, and includes a security interest created by agreement, a judicial lien obtained by legal or equitable process or proceedings, a common law lien, or a statutory lien Ohio Code 1336.01
Rhode Island
means a charge against or interest in goods to secure payment of a debt or performance of an obligation, but the term does not include a security interest Rhode Island General Laws 6A-2.1-103
means a charge against, or an interest in, property to secure payment of a debt or performance of an obligation, and includes a security interest created by agreement; a judicial lien obtained by legal or equitable process or proceedings; a common-law lien; or a statutory lien Rhode Island General Laws 6-16-1
means an interest in property which secures payment or performance of an obligation Rhode Island General Laws 10-21-2
South Carolina
means a charge against or interest in goods to secure payment of a debt or performance of an obligation, but the term does not include a security interest South Carolina Code 36-2A-103
South Dakota
means a charge against or interest in goods to secure payment of a debt or performance of an obligation, but the term does not include a security interest South Dakota Codified Laws 57A-2A-103
Tennessee
means a charge against or an interest in property to secure payment of a debt or performance of an obligation, and includes a security interest created by agreement, a judicial lien obtained by legal or equitable process or proceedings, a common-law lien, or a statutory lien Tennessee Code 66-3-302
means a charge against or interest in goods to secure payment of a debt or performance of an obligation, but the term does not include a security interest Tennessee Code 47-2A-103
means an interest in property that secures payment or performance of an obligation Tennessee Code 29-40-102
Texas
include :
(1) a deed of trust;
(2) a vendor’s lien, a mechanic’s, materialman’s, or laborer’s lien, an attachment or garnishment lien, and a federal or state tax lien;
(3) a chattel mortgage;
(4) a judgment; and
(5) a pledge by hypothecation Texas Estates Code 22.024
means a charge against or interest in goods to secure payment of a debt or performance of an obligation, but the term does not include a security interest Texas Business and Commerce Code 2A.103
Utah
means a charge against or an interest in property to secure payment of a debt or performance of an obligation, and includes a security interest created by agreement, a judicial lien obtained by legal or equitable process or proceedings, a common-law lien, or a statutory lien Utah Code 25-6-102
means a charge against or interest in goods to secure payment of a debt or performance of an obligation, but the term does not include a security interest Utah Code 70A-2a-103
means a judicial, or statutory lien, in property securing payment of a debt or performance of an obligation Utah Code 78B-5-502
means an interest in property that secures payment or performance of an obligation Utah Code 78B-21-102
means the lien described in Section 63A-3-307 Utah Code 63A-3-301
Vermont
means a charge against or an interest in property to secure payment of a debt or performance of an obligation, and includes a security interest created by agreement, a judicial lien obtained by legal or equitable process or proceedings, a common-law lien, or a statutory lien
means a charge against or interest in goods to secure payment of a debt or performance of an obligation, but the term does not include a security interest
Virginia
means a charge against or interest in goods to secure payment of a debt or performance of an obligation, but the term does not include a security interest Virginia Code 8.2A-103
means a security interest in a motor vehicle Virginia Code 59.1-207.11
Washington
means a charge against or an interest in property to secure payment of a debt or performance of an obligation, and includes a security interest created by agreement, a judicial lien obtained by legal or equitable process or proceedings, a common-law lien, or a statutory lien Washington Code 19.40.011
West Virginia
means a charge against or an interest in property to secure payment of a debt or performance of an obligation, and includes a security interest created by agreement, a judicial

lien obtained by legal or equitable process or proceedings, a common-law lien or a statutory lien West Virginia Code 40-1A-1
means a charge against or interest in goods to secure payment of a debt or performance of an obligation, but the term does not include a security interest West Virginia Code 46-2A-103
means an interest in property which secures payment or performance of an obligation West Virginia Code 55-21-2
Wisconsin
includes encumbrance Wisconsin Statutes 842.01

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