Title 49, TransportationRelease 119-102

§80109 Liens Under Negotiable Bills

Title 49 › SUBTITLE X — MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 801 — BILLS OF LADING › § 80109

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

A carrier issuing a negotiable bill of lading can keep the goods until charges are paid, including storage, transport/delivery (including demurrage and terminal), preservation costs, and other charges the bill claims if allowed by law and the shipper‑carrier agreement.

Full Legal Text

Title 49, §80109

Transportation, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

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.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

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.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

49 U.S.C. § 80109

Title 49, Transportation

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102