12. The transfer duties constitute a prior claim on the movable property of the debtor and on the immovable that is the subject of a transfer other than a contract of lease, of the same nature and with the same rank as the claims described in paragraph 5 of article 2651 of the Civil Code; the transfer duties are secured by a legal hypothec on the movable property and, where required, on the immovable.
1976, c. 30, s. 12; 1992, c. 57, s. 625; 1994, c. 30, s. 99.