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§ 7-303. Diversion; Reconsignment; Change of Instructions

Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 12A. Commercial Code

Oklahoma Statutes Annotated
Title 12a. Commercial Code (Refs & Annos)
Article 7. Warehouse Receipts, Bills of Lading and Other Documents of Title (Refs & Annos)
Part 3. Bills of Lading; Special Provisions
12A Okl.St.Ann. § 7-303
§ 7-303. Diversion; Reconsignment; Change of Instructions
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Diversion; Reconsignment; Change of Instructions.
(a) Unless the bill of lading otherwise provides, a carrier may deliver the goods to a person or destination other than that stated in the bill or may otherwise dispose of the goods, without liability for misdelivery, on instructions from:
(1) the holder of a negotiable bill;
(2) the consignor on a nonnegotiable bill, even if the consignee has given contrary instructions;
(3) the consignee on a nonnegotiable bill in the absence of contrary instructions from the consignor, if the goods have arrived at the billed destination or if the consignee is in possession of the tangible bill or in control of the electronic bill; or
(4) the consignee on a nonnegotiable bill, if the consignee is entitled as against the consignor to dispose of the goods.
(b) Unless instructions described in subsection (a) of this section are included in a negotiable bill of lading, a person to which the bill is duly negotiated may hold the bailee according to the original terms.

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Laws 1961, p. 145, § 7-303; Laws 2005, c. 140, § 18, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.
12A Okl. St. Ann. § 7-303, OK ST T. 12A § 7-303
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 106 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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