{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-json\/43-33.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-text\/43-33.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-xml\/43-33.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-html\/43-33.html"}],"law_id":55515,"edition_id":1,"section_id":55515,"structure_id":14198,"section_number":"43-33","catch_line":"Lien of mechanic for repairs","history":"Code 1919, \u00a7 6443; 1924, p. 638; 1956, c. 558; 1966, c. 458; 1968, c. 395; 1973, c. 492; 1974, c. 166; 1980, c. 598; 1984, c. 396; 1999, c. 533; 2005, c. 280; 2016, c. 397.","full_text":"Every mechanic who shall alter or repair any article of personal property at the request of the owner of such property shall have a lien thereon for his just and reasonable charges therefor and may retain possession of such property until such charges are paid.\n\t\tAnd every mechanic who shall make necessary alterations or repairs on any article of personal property which from its character requires the making of ordinary repairs thereto as a reasonable incident to its reasonable and customary use, at the request of any person legally in possession thereof under a reservation of title contract, chattel mortgage, deed of trust, or other instrument securing money, the person so in possession having authority to use such property, shall have a lien thereon for his just and reasonable charges therefor to the extent of $1,000. In addition, such mechanic shall be entitled to a lien against the proceeds, if any, remaining after the satisfaction of all prior security interests or liens and may retain possession of such property until such charges are paid. In any action to enforce the lien hereby given all persons having an interest in the property sought to be subjected shall be made parties defendant.\n\t\tIf the owner of the property held by the mechanic shall desire to obtain possession thereof, he shall make the mechanic defendant in proceeding in the county or municipal court to recover the property.\n\t\tThe owner may give a bond payable to the court, in a penalty of the amount equal to the lien claimed by the mechanic and court costs, with security to be approved by the clerk, and conditioned for the performance of the final judgment of the court on the trial of the proceeding, and with a further condition to the effect that, if upon the hearing, the judgment of the court be that the lien of the mechanic on such property, or any part thereof, be enforced, judgment may thereupon be entered against the obligors on such bond for the amount due the mechanic and court costs, if assessed against the owner, without further or other proceedings against them thereon. Upon giving of the bond, the property shall be delivered to the owner.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":203474,"text":"Every mechanic who shall alter or repair any article of personal property at the request of the owner of such property shall have a lien thereon for his just and reasonable charges therefor and may retain possession of such property until such charges are paid.\n\t\tAnd every mechanic who shall make necessary alterations or repairs on any article of personal property which from its character requires the making of ordinary repairs thereto as a reasonable incident to its reasonable and customary use, at the request of any person legally in possession thereof under a reservation of title contract, chattel mortgage, deed of trust, or other instrument securing money, the person so in possession having authority to use such property, shall have a lien thereon for his just and reasonable charges therefor to the extent of $1,000. In addition, such mechanic shall be entitled to a lien against the proceeds, if any, remaining after the satisfaction of all prior security interests or liens and may retain possession of such property until such charges are paid. In any action to enforce the lien hereby given all persons having an interest in the property sought to be subjected shall be made parties defendant.\n\t\tIf the owner of the property held by the mechanic shall desire to obtain possession thereof, he shall make the mechanic defendant in proceeding in the county or municipal court to recover the property.\n\t\tThe owner may give a bond payable to the court, in a penalty of the amount equal to the lien claimed by the mechanic and court costs, with security to be approved by the clerk, and conditioned for the performance of the final judgment of the court on the trial of the proceeding, and with a further condition to the effect that, if upon the hearing, the judgment of the court be that the lien of the mechanic on such property, or any part thereof, be enforced, judgment may thereupon be entered against the obligors on such bond for the amount due the mechanic and court costs, if assessed against the owner, without further or other proceedings against them thereon. Upon giving of the bond, the property shall be delivered to the owner.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":14198,"edition_id":1,"name":"Liens of Innkeepers, Livery Stable, Garage and Marina Keepers, Mechanics and Bailees","identifier":"4","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":14159,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:47:14","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:47:14","permalink":{"id":221433,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14198,"identifier":"4","token":"43\/4","url":"\/43\/4\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":14159,"edition_id":1,"name":"Mechanics' and Certain Other Liens","identifier":"43","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:47:04","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:47:04","permalink":{"id":221265,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14159,"identifier":"43","token":"43","url":"\/43\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":65617,"structure_id":14198,"section_number":"43-31","catch_line":"Lien of innkeepers, etc","url":"\/43-31\/","token":"43\/4\/43-31","metadata":false},{"id":57546,"structure_id":14198,"section_number":"43-32","catch_line":"Lien of keeper of livery stable, marina, etc","url":"\/43-32\/","token":"43\/4\/43-32","metadata":false},{"id":55515,"structure_id":14198,"section_number":"43-33","catch_line":"Lien of mechanic for repairs","url":"\/43-33\/","token":"43\/4\/43-33","metadata":false},{"id":55384,"structure_id":14198,"section_number":"43-34","catch_line":"Enforcement of liens acquired under \u00a7\u00a7 43-31 through 43-33 and of liens of bailees","url":"\/43-34\/","token":"43\/4\/43-34","metadata":false},{"id":77827,"structure_id":14198,"section_number":"43-34.1","catch_line":"Lien of keeper of hangar or tie-down on aircraft subject to a chattel mortgage","url":"\/43-34.1\/","token":"43\/4\/43-34.1","metadata":false},{"id":74979,"structure_id":14198,"section_number":"43-35","catch_line":"How and when validity of lien, or claim of other person to property, is tried","url":"\/43-35\/","token":"43\/4\/43-35","metadata":false},{"id":68579,"structure_id":14198,"section_number":"43-36","catch_line":"Appeals, how taken and tried","url":"\/43-36\/","token":"43\/4\/43-36","metadata":false},{"id":68400,"structure_id":14198,"section_number":"43-37","catch_line":"Sale of baggage and other personal property held pursuant to \u00a7 43-31 or unclaimed","url":"\/43-37\/","token":"43\/4\/43-37","metadata":false},{"id":57895,"structure_id":14198,"section_number":"43-38","catch_line":"Withdrawal from such sale upon payment of charges, interest and expenses","url":"\/43-38\/","token":"43\/4\/43-38","metadata":false},{"id":67882,"structure_id":14198,"section_number":"43-39","catch_line":"Distribution of proceeds of sale","url":"\/43-39\/","token":"43\/4\/43-39","metadata":false},{"id":62324,"structure_id":14198,"section_number":"43-40","catch_line":"Subsequent payment of surplus proceeds to persons entitled thereto","url":"\/43-40\/","token":"43\/4\/43-40","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":57546,"structure_id":14198,"section_number":"43-32","catch_line":"Lien of keeper of livery stable, marina, etc","url":"\/43-32\/","token":"43\/4\/43-32","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":55384,"structure_id":14198,"section_number":"43-34","catch_line":"Enforcement of liens acquired under \u00a7\u00a7 43-31 through 43-33 and of liens of bailees","url":"\/43-34\/","token":"43\/4\/43-34","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/43-33\/","history_text":"

The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 10 times. 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. Those modifications are as follows: in 1956, chapter 558; in 1966, chapter 458; in 1968, chapter 395; in 1973, chapter 492; in 1974, chapter 166; in 1980, chapter 598; in 1984, chapter 396; in 1999, chapter 533<\/a>; in 2005, chapter 280<\/a>; in 2016, chapter 397<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":78241,"section_number":"18.2-189","catch_line":"Defrauding keeper of motor vehicles or watercraft","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-189\/"},{"id":70415,"section_number":"29.1-733.24","catch_line":"Rights of secured party","order_by":null,"url":"\/29.1-733.24\/"},{"id":57546,"section_number":"43-32","catch_line":"Lien of keeper of livery stable, marina, etc","order_by":null,"url":"\/43-32\/"},{"id":55384,"section_number":"43-34","catch_line":"Enforcement of liens acquired under \u00a7\u00a7 43-31 through 43-33 and of liens of bailees","order_by":null,"url":"\/43-34\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":221443,"object_type":"law","relational_id":55515,"identifier":"43-33","token":"43\/4\/43-33","url":"\/43-33\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/43-33\/","token":"43\/4\/43-33","dublin_core":{"Title":"Lien of mechanic for repairs","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 43-33","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Every mechanic who shall alter or repair any article of personal property at the request of the owner of such property shall have a lien<\/span> thereon for his just and reasonable charges therefor and may retain possession<\/span> of such property until such charges are paid.\n\t\tAnd every mechanic who shall make necessary alterations or repairs on any article of personal property which from its character requires the making of ordinary repairs thereto as a reasonable incident to its reasonable and customary use, at the request of any person legally in possession<\/span> thereof under a reservation of title contract<\/span>, chattel mortgage, deed of trust, or other instrument securing money, the person so in possession<\/span> having authority to use such property, shall have a lien<\/span> thereon for his just and reasonable charges therefor to the extent of $1,000. In addition, such mechanic shall be entitled to a lien<\/span> against the proceeds, if any, remaining after the satisfaction of all prior security interests or liens<\/span> and may retain possession<\/span> of such property until such charges are paid. In any action to enforce the lien<\/span> hereby given all persons having an interest in the property sought to be subjected shall be made parties defendant<\/span>.\n\t\tIf the owner of the property held by the mechanic shall desire to obtain possession<\/span> thereof, he shall make the mechanic defendant<\/span> in proceeding in the county or municipal court<\/span> to recover the property.\n\t\tThe owner may give a bond<\/span> payable to the court<\/span>, in a penalty<\/span> of the amount equal to the lien<\/span> claimed by the mechanic and court<\/span> costs, with security to be approved by the clerk, and conditioned for the performance of the final judgment<\/span> of the court<\/span> on the trial<\/span> of the proceeding, and with a further condition to the effect that, if upon the hearing<\/span>, the judgment<\/span> of the court<\/span> be that the lien<\/span> of the mechanic on such property, or any part thereof, be enforced, judgment<\/span> may thereupon be entered against the obligors on such bond<\/span> for the amount due the mechanic and court<\/span> costs, if assessed against the owner, without further or other proceedings against them thereon. Upon giving of the bond<\/span>, the property shall be delivered to the owner.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLIEN OF MECHANIC FOR REPAIRS (\u00a7 43-33)\n\nEvery mechanic who shall alter or repair any article of personal property at the\nrequest of the owner of such property shall have a lien thereon for his just and\nreasonable charges therefor and may retain possession of such property until\nsuch charges are paid.\n\t\tAnd every mechanic who shall make necessary alterations or repairs on any\narticle of personal property which from its character requires the making of\nordinary repairs thereto as a reasonable incident to its reasonable and\ncustomary use, at the request of any person legally in possession thereof under\na reservation of title contract, chattel mortgage, deed of trust, or other\ninstrument securing money, the person so in possession having authority to use\nsuch property, shall have a lien thereon for his just and reasonable charges\ntherefor to the extent of $1,000. In addition, such mechanic shall be entitled\nto a lien against the proceeds, if any, remaining after the satisfaction of all\nprior security interests or liens and may retain possession of such property\nuntil such charges are paid. In any action to enforce the lien hereby given all\npersons having an interest in the property sought to be subjected shall be made\nparties defendant.\n\t\tIf the owner of the property held by the mechanic shall desire to obtain\npossession thereof, he shall make the mechanic defendant in proceeding in the\ncounty or municipal court to recover the property.\n\t\tThe owner may give a bond payable to the court, in a penalty of the amount\nequal to the lien claimed by the mechanic and court costs, with security to be\napproved by the clerk, and conditioned for the performance of the final judgment\nof the court on the trial of the proceeding, and with a further condition to the\neffect that, if upon the hearing, the judgment of the court be that the lien of\nthe mechanic on such property, or any part thereof, be enforced, judgment may\nthereupon be entered against the obligors on such bond for the amount due the\nmechanic and court costs, if assessed against the owner, without further or\nother proceedings against them thereon. Upon giving of the bond, the property\nshall be delivered to the owner.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1919, \u00a7 6443; 1924, p. 638; 1956, c. 558; 1966, c. 458; 1968, c.\n395; 1973, c. 492; 1974, c. 166; 1980, c. 598; 1984, c. 396; 1999, c. 533; 2005,\nc. 280; 2016, c. 397.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}