Section 16-204 - Effect of surrender of possession.
§ 16-204. Effect of surrender of possession.
Surrender or delivery of the property subject to the lien discharges that lien against a third person who is without notice of the lien, but does not discharge the lien against the owner or against a third party who has notice of the lien.
[An. Code 1957, art. 63, §§ 34, 41, 53; 1975, ch. 49, § 3; 1991, ch. 600.]