New Jersey Statutes
§ 12A:7-303. Diversion; reconsignment; change of instructions.
New Jersey § 12A:7-303. Diversion; reconsignment; change of instructions.
JurisdictionNew Jersey
Title 12ACOMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS
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Bluebook
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 12A:7-303. Diversion; reconsignment; change of instructions. (2026).
Text
a. Unless the bill of lading otherwise provides, a carrier may deliver the goods to a person or destination other than that stated in the bill or may otherwise dispose of the goods, without liability for misdelivery, on instructions from:
(1)the holder of a negotiable bill;
(2)the consignor on a nonnegotiable bill, even if the consignee has given contrary instructions;
(3)the consignee on a nonnegotiable bill in the absence of contrary instructions from the consignor, if the goods have arrived at the billed destination or if the consignee is in possession of the tangible bill or in control of the electronic bill; or (4) the consignee on a nonnegotiable bill, if the consignee is entitled as against the consignor to dispose of the goods. b. Unless instructions described in subsection a. o
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Nearby Sections
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§ 12A:7-101
Short title.§ 12A:7-102
Definitions and index of definitions.§ 12A:7-103
Relation of chapter to treaty or statute.§ 12A:7-104. Negotiable and nonnegotiable document of title
§ 12A:7-104. Negotiable and nonnegotiable document of title§ 12A:7-105
Reissuance in alternative medium.§ 12A:7-106
Control of electronic document of title.§ 12A:7-202. Form of warehouse receipt; effect of omission.
§ 12A:7-202. Form of warehouse receipt; effect of omission.§ 12A:7-203
Liability for nonreceipt or misdescription.§ 12A:7-207
Goods must be kept separate; fungible goods.§ 12A:7-208
Altered warehouse receipts.§ 12A:7-209. Lien of warehouse.
§ 12A:7-209. Lien of warehouse.Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
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