2013 US Code
Title 49 - Transportation
Subtitle X - MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 80101 - 80504)
Chapter 801 - BILLS OF LADING (§§ 80101 - 80116)
Section 80109 - Liens under negotiable bills
| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 49 - TRANSPORTATION |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 49 - TRANSPORTATION SUBTITLE X - MISCELLANEOUS CHAPTER 801 - BILLS OF LADING Sec. 80109 - Liens under negotiable bills |
| Contains | section 80109 |
| Date | 2013 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 16, 2014 |
| Positive Law | Yes |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 103-272, §1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1349. |
| Statutes at Large References | 39 Stat. 542 108 Stat. 1349 |
| Public Law Reference | Public Law 103-272 |
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A common carrier issuing a negotiable bill of lading has a lien on the goods covered by the bill for—
(1) 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
(2) 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.
(Pub. L. 103–272, §1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1349.)
| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 80109 | 49 App.:105. | Aug. 29, 1916, ch. 415, §25, 39 Stat. 542. |
In this section, before clause (1), the word "If" is omitted as surplus. The words "covered by the bill" are substituted for "therein mentioned" for clarity. In clause (1), the words "charges for storage, transportation, and delivery (including demurrage and terminal charges)" are substituted for "all charges on those goods for freight, storage, demurrage and terminal charges . . . and all other charges incurred in transportation and delivery" as being inclusive and to conform to section 7–307 of the Uniform Commercial Code. In clause (2), the words "other charges for which the bill expressly specifies a lien" are substituted for "unless the bill expressly enumerates other charges for which a lien . . . In such case there shall also be a lien for the charges enumerated" for clarity.
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