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To perfect such lien, the following shall be required:\n\n1\n\nThe claim of lien shall be signed, under oath, by the claimant, his agent or attorney;2\n\nThe claim of lien shall also be filed within 120 days after completion of alterations or repair or accrual of storage charges, as personal property security interests or liens are recorded, with the State Corporation Commission in accordance with the applicable provisions of Part 5 (§ 8.9A-501 et seq.) of Title 8.9A; and3\n\nThe claim of lien shall also be filed within such 120-day period with the Aircraft Registration Branch of the Federal Aviation Administration.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":279139,"text":"In the case of any aircraft subject to a chattel mortgage, security agreement, deed of trust or other instrument securing money, the keeper of the hangar or tie-down shall have a lien thereon for his usual and reasonable charges for storage, alteration or repair from the time such lien is perfected as provided herein. 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This law was first created in 1993. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 854 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1993 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":72400,"section_number":"8.9A-501","catch_line":"Filing office","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.9A-501\/"}],"permalink":{"id":221451,"object_type":"law","relational_id":77827,"identifier":"43-34.1","token":"43\/4\/43-34.1","url":"\/43-34.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/43-34.1\/","token":"43\/4\/43-34.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Lien of keeper of hangar or tie-down on aircraft subject to a chattel mortgage","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 43-34.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

In the case of any aircraft subject to a chattel mortgage, security agreement, deed of trust or other instrument securing money, the keeper of the hangar or tie-down shall have a lien<\/span> thereon for his usual and reasonable charges for storage, alteration or repair from the time such lien<\/span> is perfected as provided herein. Such lien<\/span> is nonpossessory and shall be deemed a conveyance. To perfect such lien<\/span>, the following shall be required:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> The claim of lien<\/span> shall be signed, under oath<\/span>, by the claimant, his agent or attorney; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> The claim of lien<\/span> shall also be filed within 120 days after completion of alterations or repair or accrual of storage charges, as personal property security interests or liens<\/span> are recorded, with the State Corporation Commission in accordance with the applicable provisions of Part 5 (§ 8.9A-501<\/a> et seq.) of Title 8.9A; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> The claim of lien<\/span> shall also be filed within such 120-day period with the Aircraft Registration Branch of the Federal Aviation Administration. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLIEN OF KEEPER OF HANGAR OR TIE-DOWN ON AIRCRAFT SUBJECT TO A CHATTEL MORTGAGE\n(\u00a7 43-34.1)\n\nIn the case of any aircraft subject to a chattel mortgage, security agreement,\ndeed of trust or other instrument securing money, the keeper of the hangar or\ntie-down shall have a lien thereon for his usual and reasonable charges for\nstorage, alteration or repair from the time such lien is perfected as provided\nherein. Such lien is nonpossessory and shall be deemed a conveyance. To perfect\nsuch lien, the following shall be required:\n\n1. The claim of lien shall be signed, under oath, by the claimant, his agent or\nattorney;\n\n2. The claim of lien shall also be filed within 120 days after completion of\nalterations or repair or accrual of storage charges, as personal property\nsecurity interests or liens are recorded, with the State Corporation Commission\nin accordance with the applicable provisions of Part 5 (§ 8.9A-501 et seq.)\nof Title 8.9A; and\n\n3. The claim of lien shall also be filed within such 120-day period with the\nAircraft Registration Branch of the Federal Aviation Administration.\n\nHISTORY: 1993, c. 854.","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}}