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SECTION 6A-7-202

   § 6A-7-202  Form of warehouse receipt– Effect of omission. – (a) A warehouse receipt need not be in any particular form.

   (b) Unless a warehouse receipt provides for each of thefollowing, the warehouse is liable for damages caused to a person injured byits omission:

   (1) A statement of the location of the warehouse facilitywhere the goods are stored;

   (2) The date of issue of the receipt;

   (3) The unique identification code of the receipt;

   (4) A statement whether the goods received will be deliveredto the bearer, to a named person, or to a named person or its order;

   (5) The rate of storage and handling charges, unless goodsare stored under a field warehousing arrangement, in which case a statement ofthat fact is sufficient on a nonnegotiable receipt;

   (6) A description of the goods or the packages containingthem;

   (7) The signature of the warehouse or its agent;

   (8) If the receipt is issued for goods that the warehouseowns, either solely, jointly, or in common with others, a statement of the factof that ownership; and

   (9) A statement of the amount of advances made and ofliabilities incurred for which the warehouse claims a lien or securityinterest, unless the precise amount of advances made or liabilities 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 thatadvances have been made or liabilities incurred and the purpose of the advancesor liabilities is sufficient.

   (c) A warehouse may insert in its receipt any terms that arenot contrary to the Uniform Commercial Code and do not impair its obligation ofdelivery under § 6A-7-403 or its duty of care under § 6A-7-204. Anycontrary provision is ineffective.

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Statutes > Rhode-island > Title-6a > Chapter-6a-7 > 6a-7-202

SECTION 6A-7-202

   § 6A-7-202  Form of warehouse receipt– Effect of omission. – (a) A warehouse receipt need not be in any particular form.

   (b) Unless a warehouse receipt provides for each of thefollowing, the warehouse is liable for damages caused to a person injured byits omission:

   (1) A statement of the location of the warehouse facilitywhere the goods are stored;

   (2) The date of issue of the receipt;

   (3) The unique identification code of the receipt;

   (4) A statement whether the goods received will be deliveredto the bearer, to a named person, or to a named person or its order;

   (5) The rate of storage and handling charges, unless goodsare stored under a field warehousing arrangement, in which case a statement ofthat fact is sufficient on a nonnegotiable receipt;

   (6) A description of the goods or the packages containingthem;

   (7) The signature of the warehouse or its agent;

   (8) If the receipt is issued for goods that the warehouseowns, either solely, jointly, or in common with others, a statement of the factof that ownership; and

   (9) A statement of the amount of advances made and ofliabilities incurred for which the warehouse claims a lien or securityinterest, unless the precise amount of advances made or liabilities 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 thatadvances have been made or liabilities incurred and the purpose of the advancesor liabilities is sufficient.

   (c) A warehouse may insert in its receipt any terms that arenot contrary to the Uniform Commercial Code and do not impair its obligation ofdelivery under § 6A-7-403 or its duty of care under § 6A-7-204. Anycontrary provision is ineffective.


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Statutes > Rhode-island > Title-6a > Chapter-6a-7 > 6a-7-202

SECTION 6A-7-202

   § 6A-7-202  Form of warehouse receipt– Effect of omission. – (a) A warehouse receipt need not be in any particular form.

   (b) Unless a warehouse receipt provides for each of thefollowing, the warehouse is liable for damages caused to a person injured byits omission:

   (1) A statement of the location of the warehouse facilitywhere the goods are stored;

   (2) The date of issue of the receipt;

   (3) The unique identification code of the receipt;

   (4) A statement whether the goods received will be deliveredto the bearer, to a named person, or to a named person or its order;

   (5) The rate of storage and handling charges, unless goodsare stored under a field warehousing arrangement, in which case a statement ofthat fact is sufficient on a nonnegotiable receipt;

   (6) A description of the goods or the packages containingthem;

   (7) The signature of the warehouse or its agent;

   (8) If the receipt is issued for goods that the warehouseowns, either solely, jointly, or in common with others, a statement of the factof that ownership; and

   (9) A statement of the amount of advances made and ofliabilities incurred for which the warehouse claims a lien or securityinterest, unless the precise amount of advances made or liabilities 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 thatadvances have been made or liabilities incurred and the purpose of the advancesor liabilities is sufficient.

   (c) A warehouse may insert in its receipt any terms that arenot contrary to the Uniform Commercial Code and do not impair its obligation ofdelivery under § 6A-7-403 or its duty of care under § 6A-7-204. Anycontrary provision is ineffective.