2015 US Code
Title 49 - Transportation (Sections 101 - 80504)
Subtitle X - Miscellaneous (Sections 80101 - 80504)
Chapter 801 - Bills of Lading (Sections 80101 - 80116)
Sec. 80108 - Alterations and additions
Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 3, 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. 80108 - Alterations and additions |
Contains | section 80108 |
Date | 2015 |
Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 3, 2016 |
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. 540 108 Stat. 1349 |
Public and Private Laws | Public Law 103-272 |
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An alteration or addition to a bill of lading after its issuance by a common carrier, without authorization from the carrier in writing or noted on the bill, is void. However, the original terms of the bill are enforceable.
(Pub. L. 103–272, §1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1349.)
Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
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80108 | 49 App.:93. | Aug. 29, 1916, ch. 415, §13, 39 Stat. 540. |
The word "erasure" is omitted as being included in "alteration". The words "whatever be the nature and purpose of the change" are omitted as surplus. The word "terms" is substituted for "tenor" for clarity.
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