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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2005, chapter 681<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1448503,"object_type":"law","relational_id":363702,"identifier":"43-62","token":"43\/7\/43-62","url":"\/43-62\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/43-62\/","token":"43\/7\/43-62","dublin_core":{"Title":"Lien for farm products consigned to commission merchant","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 43-62","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Whenever any farm products shall have been consigned to any commission merchant for sale, and he shall have made sale thereof and become insolvent or die before paying over the proceeds of the sale thereof to, or on account of, the consignor or owner of the farm products, the claim of such consignor or owner, when legally proved, shall be a lien<\/span> on the estate of the commission merchant subject only to such liens<\/span> as were created on the estate and recorded prior to his insolvency or death.<\/p>

The benefit of this section shall not accrue to any consignor or owner who, without requesting payment, shall allow such proceeds to remain with such commission merchant at interest, nor to any consignor or owner who, without requesting payment, shall allow such proceeds to remain in the hands of such commission merchant more than 30 days after becoming informed of such sale.<\/p>

Jurisdiction<\/span> is hereby given to circuit<\/span> courts<\/span> to enforce the provisions of this section.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLIEN FOR FARM PRODUCTS CONSIGNED TO COMMISSION MERCHANT (\u00a7 43-62)\n\nWhenever any farm products shall have been consigned to any commission merchant\nfor sale, and he shall have made sale thereof and become insolvent or die before\npaying over the proceeds of the sale thereof to, or on account of, the consignor\nor owner of the farm products, the claim of such consignor or owner, when\nlegally proved, shall be a lien on the estate of the commission merchant subject\nonly to such liens as were created on the estate and recorded prior to his\ninsolvency or death.\n\nThe benefit of this section shall not accrue to any consignor or owner who,\nwithout requesting payment, shall allow such proceeds to remain with such\ncommission merchant at interest, nor to any consignor or owner who, without\nrequesting payment, shall allow such proceeds to remain in the hands of such\ncommission merchant more than 30 days after becoming informed of such sale.\n\nJurisdiction is hereby given to circuit courts to enforce the provisions of this\nsection.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1919, \u00a7 6448; 2005, c. 681.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}