49 U.S.C. § 80109 — Liens under negotiable bills
submitted 32 years ago by Pub. L. 103-272 to r/title-49-TRANSPORTATION · 82 words · no verdicts yet
This section gives a common carrier a lien on goods for specified transportation, storage, delivery, preservation, and other lawful charges.
A common carrier issuing a negotiable bill of lading has a lien on the covered goods for—(1) storage, transportation, and delivery charges, including demurrage and terminal charges, and expenses needed to preserve the goods or incidental to transporting them after the bill’s date; and (2) other charges for which the bill expressly claims a lien, to the extent the law and the agreement between consignor and carrier allow those charges.
A common carrier issuing a negotiable bill of lading has a lien on the goods covered by the bill for—
charges for storage, transportation, and delivery (including demurrage and terminal charges), and expenses necessary to preserve the goods or incidental to transporting the goods after the date of the bill; and
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.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1349.)
- 1994Enacted · Pub. L. 103-272 · 108 Stat. 1349
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 103-272 on 1994-07-05.
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