(a) Lien created.  A facility operator has a lien on a vessel stored at that facility for storage charges, labor, or other charges and for expenses reasonably incurred in the sale of that vessel under the provisions of this chapter.

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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 34-46-3

  • Facility: means a marina, boatyard, or marine repair facility that provides, as part of its commercial operation, the storage of vessels. See Rhode Island General Laws 34-46-2
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Operator: means the proprietor, operator, lessor, or sublessor of a dry dock facility, his or her agent, or any other person authorized by him or her to manage the facility or to receive rent from the owner under a rental agreement. See Rhode Island General Laws 34-46-2
  • Vessel: means every description of watercraft used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water and any personal property located thereon and shall include its appurtenances. See Rhode Island General Laws 34-46-2

(b) Exclusion.  This chapter does not create a lien on a documented vessel subject to a preferred ship mortgage or other preferred maritime lien pursuant to 46 U.S.C. § 31301 et seq.

History of Section.
P.L. 1994, ch. 162, § 3.