Warehouse Receipts: Special Provisions

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This is Part 2 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Warehouse Receipts: Special Provisions.” It is part of Title 8.7 “Commercial Code — Warehouse Receipts, Bills of Lading and Other Documents of Title”.

It’s comprised of the following 10 sections.

§ 8.7-201	Who may issue a warehouse receipt; storage under government bond
§ 8.7-202	Form of warehouse receipt; essential terms; optional terms
§ 8.7-203	Liability for nonreceipt or misdescription
§ 8.7-204	Duty of care; contractual limitation of warehouseman's liability
§ 8.7-205	Title under warehouse receipt defeated in certain cases
§ 8.7-206	Termination of storage at warehouseman's option
§ 8.7-207	Goods must be kept separate; fungible goods
§ 8.7-208	Altered warehouse receipts
§ 8.7-209	Lien of warehouseman
§ 8.7-210	Enforcement of warehouseman's lien