The obligations imposed by this title on an issuer apply to a document even if:
(a) the document may not comply with the requirements of this title or of any other law or regulation regarding its issue, form or content; or
(b) the issuer may have violated laws regulating the conduct of his business; or
(c) the goods covered by the document were owned by the bailee at the time the document was issued; or
(d) the person issuing the document does not come within the definition of warehouseman if it purports to be a warehouse receipt.
Code 1950, § 61-23; 1964, c. 219; 2004, c. 200.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 8.7 - Commercial Code - Warehouse Receipts, Bills of Lading and Other Documents of Title
§ 8.7-401. Irregularities in issue of receipt or bill or conduct of issuer
§ 8.7-402. Duplicate receipt or bill; overissue
§ 8.7-403. Obligation of bailee to deliver; excuse
§ 8.7-404. No liability for good faith delivery pursuant to receipt or bill