Maryland Statutes
Commercial Law
Title 7 - Documents of Title

Subtitle 1 - In General

Section 7-101 - Short Title - This title may be cited as the Maryland Uniform Commercial...

Section 7-102 - Definitions and Index of Definitions - (a) In this title, unless the context otherwise requires: (1)...

Section 7-103 - Relation of Title to Treaty, Statute, Regulation; Bailments; Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act; Title 21 of This Article - (a) This title is subject to any treaty or statute...

Section 7-104 - Negotiable and Nonnegotiable Documents of Title - (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c), a document...

Section 7-105 - Electronic and Tangible Documents of Title - (a) Upon request of a person entitled under an electronic...

Section 7-106 - Control of Electronic Documents of Title; Systems - (a) A person has control of an electronic document of...

Subtitle 2 - Warehouse Receipts; Special Provisions

Section 7-201 - Who May Issue a Warehouse Receipt; Storage Under Government Bond - (a) A warehouse receipt may be issued by any warehouse....

Section 7-202 - Form of Warehouse Receipt; Essential Terms; Optional Terms - (a) A warehouse receipt need not be in any particular...

Section 7-203 - Liability for Nonreceipt or Misdescription - A party to or purchaser for value in good faith...

Section 7-204 - Duty of Care; Contractual Limitation of Liability of Warehouse - (a) A warehouse is liable for damages for loss of...

Section 7-205 - Title Under Warehouse Receipt Defeated in Certain Cases - A buyer in ordinary course of business of fungible goods...

Section 7-206 - Termination of Storage at Option of Warehouse - (a) A warehouse, by giving notice to the person on...

Section 7-207 - Goods Must Be Kept Separate; Fungible Goods - (a) Unless the warehouse receipt provides otherwise, a warehouse shall...

Section 7-208 - Altered Warehouse Receipts - If a blank in a negotiable tangible warehouse receipt has...

Section 7-209 - Lien of Warehouse - (a) A warehouse has a lien against the bailor on...

Section 7-210 - Enforcement of Warehouse Lien - (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), a warehouse’s...

Subtitle 3 - Bills of Lading: Special Provisions

Section 7-301 - Liability for Nonreceipt or Misdescription; "Said to Contain" and Similar Phrases; "Shipper's Weight, Load and Count"; Improper Handling - (a) A consignee of a nonnegotiable bill of lading which...

Section 7-302 - Through Bills of Lading and Similar Documents - (a) The issuer of a through bill of lading or...

Section 7-303 - Diversion; Reconsignment; Change of Instructions - (a) Unless the bill of lading otherwise provides, a carrier...

Section 7-304 - Tangible Bills of Lading in a Set - (a) Except as customary in international transportation, a tangible bill...

Section 7-305 - Destination Bills - (a) Instead of issuing a bill of lading to the...

Section 7-306 - Altered Bills of Lading - An unauthorized alteration or filling in of a blank in...

Section 7-307 - Lien of Carrier - (a) A carrier has a lien on the goods covered...

Section 7-308 - Enforcement of Carrier's Lien - (a) A carrier’s lien on goods may be enforced by...

Section 7-309 - Duty of Care; Contractual Limitation of Carrier's Liability; Presentment of Claims - (a) A carrier that issues a bill of lading, whether...

Subtitle 4 - Warehouse Receipts and Bills of Lading: General Obligations

Section 7-401 - Irregularities in Issue of Receipt or Bill or Conduct of Issuer - The obligations imposed by this title on an issuer apply...

Section 7-402 - Duplicate Receipt or Bill; Overissue - A duplicate or any other document of title purporting to...

Section 7-403 - Obligation of Bailee to Deliver; Excuse - (a) A bailee shall deliver the goods to a person...

Section 7-404 - No Liability for Good Faith Delivery Pursuant to Receipt or Bill - A bailee that in good faith has received goods and...

Subtitle 5 - Warehouse Receipts and Bills of Lading: Negotiation and Transfer

Section 7-501 - Form of Negotiation and Requirements of "Due Negotiation" - (a) The following rules apply to a negotiable tangible document...

Section 7-502 - Rights Acquired by Due Negotiation - (a) Subject to §§ 7-205 and 7-503, a holder to...

Section 7-503 - Document of Title to Goods Defeated in Certain Cases - (a) A document of title confers no right in goods...

Section 7-504 - Rights Acquired in the Absence of Due Negotiation; Effect of Diversion; Seller's Stoppage of Delivery - (a) A transferee of a document of title, whether negotiable...

Section 7-505 - Indorser Not a Guarantor for Other Parties - The indorsement of a tangible document of title issued by...

Section 7-506 - Delivery Without Indorsement; Right to Compel Indorsement - The transferee of a negotiable tangible document of title has...

Section 7-507 - Warranties on Negotiation or Transfer of Receipt or Bill - If a person negotiates or delivers a document of title...

Section 7-508 - Warranties of Collecting Bank as to Documents - A collecting bank or other intermediary known to be entrusted...

Section 7-509 - Receipt or Bill; When Adequate Compliance With Commercial Contract - Whether a document of title is adequate to fulfill the...

Subtitle 6 - Warehouse Receipts and Bills of Lading: Miscellaneous Provisions

Section 7-601 - Lost and Missing Documents - (a) If a document of title is lost, stolen, or...

Section 7-602 - Attachment of Goods Covered by a Negotiable Document - Unless a document of title was originally issued upon delivery...

Section 7-603 - Conflicting Claims; Interpleader - If more than one person claims title to or possession...