Sec. 70.302.  POSSESSION.  (a)  A holder of a lien under this subchapter may retain possession of the aircraft subject to the lien until the amount due is paid.
(b)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), if the holder of a lien under this subchapter relinquishes possession of the aircraft before the amount due is paid, the person may retake possession of the aircraft as provided by Section 9.609, Business & Commerce Code.
(c)  The holder of a lien under this subchapter may not retake possession of the aircraft from a bona fide purchaser for value who purchases the aircraft without knowledge of the lien before the date the lien is recorded under Section 70.303.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 250, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 414, Sec. 2.41, eff. July 1, 2001.