§80109 — Title 49 Transportation | U.S. Code

Summary

A carrier that gives a negotiable bill of lading can keep the goods until certain charges are paid. This covers storage, shipping, and delivery costs (including demurrage and terminal fees) and expenses to protect or handle the goods after the bill’s date, plus other charges if the bill clearly claims a lien and those charges are allowed by law and by the agreement between the consignor and carrier.

Title 49, §80109

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A common carrier issuing a negotiable bill of lading has a lien on the goods covered by the bill for— (1)

(2)other charges for which the bill expressly specifies a lien is claimed to the extent the charges are allowed by law and the agreement between the consignor and carrier.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 8010949 App.:105.Aug. 29, 1916, ch. 415, § 25, 39 Stat. 542. In this section, before clause (1), the word “If” is omitted as surplus. The words “covered by the bill” are substituted for “therein mentioned” for clarity. In clause (1), the words “charges for storage, transportation, and delivery (including demurrage and terminal charges)” are substituted for “all charges on those goods for freight, storage, demurrage and terminal charges . . . and all other charges incurred in transportation and delivery” as being inclusive and to conform to section 7–307 of the Uniform Commercial Code. In clause (2), the words “other charges for which the bill expressly specifies a lien” are substituted for “unless the bill expressly enumerates other charges for which a lien . . . In such case there shall also be a lien for the charges enumerated” for clarity.

§80109 Liens Under Negotiable Bills

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Title 49, §80109

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