70A-7a-202 - Form of warehouse receipt -- Effect of omission.
70A-7a-202. Form of warehouse receipt -- Effect of omission.
(1) A warehouse receipt need not be in any particular form.
(2) Unless a warehouse receipt provides for each of the following, the warehouse isliable for damages caused to a person injured by its omission:
(a) a statement of the location of the warehouse facility where the goods are stored;
(b) the date of issue of the receipt;
(c) the unique identification code of the receipt;
(d) a statement whether the goods received will be delivered to the bearer, to a namedperson, or to a named person or that person's order;
(e) the rate of storage and handling charges, unless goods are stored under a fieldwarehousing arrangement, in which case a statement of that fact is sufficient on a nonnegotiablereceipt;
(f) a description of the goods or the packages containing them;
(g) the signature of the warehouse or its agent;
(h) if the receipt is issued for goods that the warehouse owns, either solely, jointly, or incommon with others, a statement of the fact of that ownership; and
(i) a statement of the amount of advances made and of liabilities incurred for which thewarehouse claims a lien or security interest, unless the precise amount of advances made orliabilities incurred, at the time of the issue of the receipt, is unknown to the warehouse or to itsagent that issued the receipt, in which case a statement of the fact that advances have been madeor liabilities incurred and the purpose of the advances or liabilities is sufficient.
(3) A warehouse may insert in its receipt any terms that are not contrary to this title anddo not impair its obligation of delivery under Section 70A-7a-403 or its duty of care underSection 70A-7a-204. Any contrary provision is ineffective.
Enacted by Chapter 42, 2006 General Session