2020 Alaska Statutes
Title 45. Trade and Commerce
Chapter 07. Warehouse Receipts, Bills of Lading, and Other Documents of Title
Article 2. Warehouse Receipts: Special Provisions.
Sec. 45.07.209. Lien of warehouse.

(a) A warehouse has a lien against the bailor on the goods covered by a warehouse receipt or storage agreement or on the proceeds of the goods in the warehouse's possession for charges for storage or transportation, including demurrage and terminal charges, insurance, labor, or other charges, present or future, in relation to the goods, and for expenses necessary for preservation of the goods or reasonably incurred in their sale under law. If the person on whose account the goods are held is liable for similar charges or expenses in relation to other goods whenever deposited and it is stated in the warehouse receipt or storage agreement that a lien is claimed for charges and expenses in relation to other goods, the warehouse also has a lien against the goods covered by the warehouse receipt or storage agreement or on the proceeds of the goods in its possession for these charges and expenses, whether or not the other goods have been delivered by the warehouse. However, as against a person to whom a negotiable warehouse receipt is duly negotiated, a warehouse's lien is limited to charges in an amount or at a rate specified in the warehouse receipt or, if no charges are specified, then to a reasonable charge for storage of the specific goods covered by the receipt after the date of the receipt.

(b) A warehouse may also reserve a security interest against the bailor for the maximum amount specified on the receipt for charges other than those specified in (a) of this section, such as for money advanced and interest. The security interest is governed by AS 45.29.

(c) A warehouse's lien for charges and expenses under (a) of this section or a security interest under (b) of this section is also effective against a person who entrusted the bailor with possession of the goods to the extent that a pledge of them by the bailor to a good faith purchaser for value would have been valid. However, the lien or security interest is not effective against a person who, before issuance of a document of title, had a legal interest or a perfected security interest in the goods and did not

(1) deliver or entrust the goods or a document of title covering the goods to the bailor or the bailor's nominee with

(A) actual or apparent authority to ship, store, or sell;

(B) power to obtain delivery under AS 45.07.403; or

(C) power of disposition under AS 45.02.403, AS 45.12.304(b), 45.12.305(b), AS 45.29.320, 45.29.321(c), or other statute or rule of law; or

(2) acquiesce in the procurement by the bailor or its nominee of a document.

(d) A warehouse loses its lien on any goods that the warehouse voluntarily delivers or unjustifiably refuses to deliver.

(e) A warehouse's lien on household goods for charges and expenses in relation to the goods under (a) of this section is also effective against all persons if the depositor was the legal possessor of the goods at the time of deposit. In this subsection, “household goods” means furniture, furnishings, or personal effects used by the depositor in a dwelling.