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Home » US Law » 2022 Maryland Statutes » Commercial Law » Title 7 - Documents of Title » Subtitle 3 - Bills of Lading: Special Provisions

Section 7-302 – Through Bills of Lading and Similar Documents

    (a)    The issuer of a through bill of lading or other document of title embodying an undertaking to be performed in part by a person acting as its agent or by a performing carrier is liable to any person entitled to recover on the bill or other document for any breach by the other person or […]

Section 7-303 – Diversion; Reconsignment; Change of Instructions

    (a)    Unless the bill of lading otherwise provides, a carrier may deliver the goods to a person or destination other than that stated in the bill or may otherwise dispose of the goods, without liability for misdelivery, on instructions from:         (1)    The holder of a negotiable bill;         (2)    The consignor on a nonnegotiable bill, even if the consignee […]

Section 7-304 – Tangible Bills of Lading in a Set

    (a)    Except as customary in international transportation, a tangible bill of lading may not be issued in a set of parts. The issuer is liable for damages caused by violation of this subsection.     (b)    If a tangible bill of lading is lawfully issued in a set of parts, each of which contains an identification code and is […]

Section 7-305 – Destination Bills

    (a)    Instead of issuing a bill of lading to the consignor at the place of shipment, a carrier, at the request of the consignor, may procure the bill to be issued at destination or at any other place designated in the request.     (b)    Upon request of any person entitled as against a carrier to control the goods […]

Section 7-307 – Lien of Carrier

    (a)    A carrier has a lien on the goods covered by a bill of lading or on the proceeds thereof in its possession for charges after the date of the carrier’s receipt of the goods for storage or transportation, including demurrage and terminal charges, and for expenses necessary for preservation of the goods incident to their […]

Section 7-308 – Enforcement of Carrier’s Lien

    (a)    A carrier’s lien on goods may be enforced by public or private sale of the goods, in bulk or in packages, at any time or place and on any terms that are commercially reasonable, after notifying all persons known to claim an interest in the goods. The notification must include a statement of the amount […]