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49 U.S.C. § 80106

Transfer without negotiation

United States · Title 49 — TRANSPORTATION · Status: effective

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49 U.S.C. § 80106, Transfer without negotiation, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/491387
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When a transferee notifies the common carrier that a nonnegotiable bill of lading has been transferred under subsection (a) of this section, the carrier is obligated directly to the transferee for any obligations the carrier owed to the transferor immediately before the notification. However, before the carrier is notified, the transferee’s title to the goods and right to acquire the obligations of the carrier may be defeated by— A common carrier has been notified under this subsection only if—

Legislative history

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  • Enacted byPub. L. 103-272(H.R. 1758)1994-07-05
    To revise, codify, and enact without substantive change certain general and permanent laws, related to transportation, as subtitles II, III, and V-X of title 49, United States Code, "Transportation", and to make other technical improvements in the Code.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally