Rhode Island General Laws
Title 6A - Uniform Commercial Code
Chapter 6A-7 - Documents of Title

Part 1 - In General

Section 6A-7-101. - Short title. - § 6A-7-101. Short title. This chapter may be cited as...

Section 6A-7-102. - Definitions and index of definitions. - § 6A-7-102. Definitions and index of definitions. (a) In this...

Section 6A-7-103. - Relation of chapter to treaty or statute. - § 6A-7-103. Relation of chapter to treaty or statute. (a)...

Section 6A-7-104. - Negotiable and nonnegotiable document of title. - § 6A-7-104. Negotiable and nonnegotiable document of title. (a) Except...

Section 6A-7-105. - Reissuance in alternative medium. - § 6A-7-105. Reissuance in alternative medium. (a) Upon request of...

Section 6A-7-106. - Control of electronic document of title. - § 6A-7-106. Control of electronic document of title. (a) A...

Part 2 - Warehouse Receipts: Special Provisions

Section 6A-7-201. - Person that may issue a warehouse receipt — Storage under bond. - § 6A-7-201. Person that may issue a warehouse receipt —...

Section 6A-7-202. - Form of warehouse receipt — Effect of omission. - § 6A-7-202. Form of warehouse receipt — Effect of omission....

Section 6A-7-203. - Liability for nonreceipt or misdescription. - § 6A-7-203. Liability for nonreceipt or misdescription. A party to...

Section 6A-7-204. - Duty of care — Contractual limitation of warehouse’s liability. - § 6A-7-204. Duty of care — Contractual limitation of warehouse’s...

Section 6A-7-205. - Title under warehouse receipt defeated in certain cases. - § 6A-7-205. Title under warehouse receipt defeated in certain cases....

Section 6A-7-206. - Termination of storage at warehouse’s option. - § 6A-7-206. Termination of storage at warehouse’s option. (a) A...

Section 6A-7-207. - Goods must be kept separate — Fungible goods. - § 6A-7-207. Goods must be kept separate — Fungible goods....

Section 6A-7-208. - Altered warehouse receipts. - § 6A-7-208. Altered warehouse receipts. If a blank in a...

Section 6A-7-209. - Lien of warehouse. - § 6A-7-209. Lien of warehouse. (a) A warehouse has a...

Section 6A-7-210. - Enforcement of warehouse’s liens. - § 6A-7-210. Enforcement of warehouse’s liens. (a) Except as otherwise...

Part 3 - Bills of Lading: Special Provisions

Section 6A-7-301. - Liability for nonreceipt or misdescription — “Said to contain” — “Shipper’s weight, load and count” — Improper handling. - § 6A-7-301. Liability for nonreceipt or misdescription — “Said to...

Section 6A-7-302. - Through bills of lading and similar documents of title. - § 6A-7-302. Through bills of lading and similar documents of...

Section 6A-7-303. - Diversion — Reconsignment — Change of instructions. - § 6A-7-303. Diversion — Reconsignment — Change of instructions. (a)...

Section 6A-7-304. - Tangible bills of lading in a set. - § 6A-7-304. Tangible bills of lading in a set. (a)...

Section 6A-7-305. - Destination of bills. - § 6A-7-305. Destination of bills. (a) Instead of issuing a...

Section 6A-7-306. - Altered bills of lading. - § 6A-7-306. Altered bills of lading. An unauthorized alteration or...

Section 6A-7-307. - Lien of carrier. - § 6A-7-307. Lien of carrier. (a) A carrier has a...

Section 6A-7-308. - Enforcement of carrier’s lien. - § 6A-7-308. Enforcement of carrier’s lien. (a) A carrier’s lien...

Section 6A-7-309. - Duty of care — Contractual limitation of carrier’s liability. - § 6A-7-309. Duty of care — Contractual limitation of carrier’s...

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

Section 6A-7-401. - Irregularities in issue of receipt or bill or conduct of issuer. - § 6A-7-401. Irregularities in issue of receipt or bill or...

Section 6A-7-402. - Duplicate document of title — Overissue. - § 6A-7-402. Duplicate document of title — Overissue. A duplicate...

Section 6A-7-403. - Obligation of bailee to deliver — Excuse. - § 6A-7-403. Obligation of bailee to deliver — Excuse. (a)...

Section 6A-7-404. - No liability for good-faith delivery pursuant to document of title. - § 6A-7-404. No liability for good-faith delivery pursuant to document...

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

Section 6A-7-501. - Form of negotiation and requirements of due negotiation. - § 6A-7-501. Form of negotiation and requirements of due negotiation....

Section 6A-7-502. - Rights acquired by due negotiation. - § 6A-7-502. Rights acquired by due negotiation. (a) Subject to...

Section 6A-7-503. - Document of title to goods defeated in certain cases. - § 6A-7-503. Document of title to goods defeated in certain...

Section 6A-7-504. - Rights acquired in absence of due negotiation — Effect of diversion — Stoppage of delivery. - § 6A-7-504. Rights acquired in absence of due negotiation —...

Section 6A-7-505. - Indorser not guarantor for other parties. - § 6A-7-505. Indorser not guarantor for other parties. The indorsement...

Section 6A-7-506. - Delivery without indorsement — Right to compel indorsement. - § 6A-7-506. Delivery without indorsement — Right to compel indorsement....

Section 6A-7-507. - Warranties on negotiation or delivery of document of title. - § 6A-7-507. Warranties on negotiation or delivery of document of...

Section 6A-7-508. - Warranties of collecting bank as to documents of title. - § 6A-7-508. Warranties of collecting bank as to documents of...

Section 6A-7-509. - Adequate compliance with commercial contract. - § 6A-7-509. Adequate compliance with commercial contract. Whether a document...

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

Section 6A-7-601. - Lost, stolen or destroyed documents of title. - § 6A-7-601. Lost, stolen or destroyed documents of title. (a)...

Section 6A-7-602. - Judicial process against goods covered by negotiable document of title. - § 6A-7-602. Judicial process against goods covered by negotiable document...

Section 6A-7-603. - Conflicting claims — Interpleader. - § 6A-7-603. Conflicting claims — Interpleader. If more than one...

Part 7 - Miscellaneous Provisions

Section 6A-7-701. - Effective date. - § 6A-7-701. Effective date. This chapter shall take effect on...

Section 6A-7-702. - [Reserved.] - § 6A-7-702. [Reserved.] History of Section.P.L. 2006, ch. 112, §...

Section 6A-7-703. - Applicability. - § 6A-7-703. Applicability. This chapter applies to a document of...

Section 6A-7-704. - Savings clause. - § 6A-7-704. Savings clause. A document of title issued or...

Section 6A-7-705. - Official comments. - § 6A-7-705. Official comments. It is the intention of the...