Bills of Lading: Special Provisions

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This is Part 3 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Bills of Lading: Special Provisions.” It is part of Title 8.7 “Commercial Code — Warehouse Receipts, Bills of Lading and Other Documents of Title”. It contains 9 laws.

It’s comprised of the following 9 sections.

§ 8.7-301	Liability for nonreceipt or misdescription; "said to contain"; "shipper's load and count"; improper handling
§ 8.7-302	Through bills of lading and similar documents
§ 8.7-303	Diversion; reconsignment; change of instructions
§ 8.7-304	Bills of lading in a set
§ 8.7-305	Destination bills
§ 8.7-306	Altered bills of lading
§ 8.7-307	Lien of carrier
§ 8.7-308	Enforcement of carrier's lien
§ 8.7-309	Duty of care; contractual limitation of carrier's liability