New York § 7-104 Negotiable and Nonnegotiable Document of Title

New York Statutes

§ 7-104 — Negotiable and Nonnegotiable Document of Title

New York § 7-104

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Art. 7Documents of Title

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N.Y. Uniform Commercial Code § 7-104 (2026).

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Section 7--104. Negotiable and Nonnegotiable Document of Title.\n  (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c), a document of\ntitle is negotiable if by its terms the goods are to be delivered to\nbearer or to the order of a named person.\n  (b) A document of title other than one described in subsection (a) is\nnonnegotiable. A bill of lading that states that the goods are consigned\nto a named person is not made negotiable by a provision that the goods\nare to be delivered only against an order in a record signed by the same\nor another named person.\n  (c) A document of title is nonnegotiable if, at the time it is issued,\nthe document has a conspicuous legend, however expressed, that it is\nnonnegotiable.\n

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Section 7--104. Negotiable and Nonnegotiable Document of Title.\n (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c), a document of\ntitle is negotiable if by its terms the goods are to be delivered to\nbearer or to the order of a named person.\n (b) A document of title other than one described in subsection (a) is\nnonnegotiable. A bill of lading that states that the goods are consigned\nto a named person is not made negotiable by a provision that the goods\nare to be delivered only against an order in a record signed by the same\nor another named person.\n (c) A document of title is nonnegotiable if, at the time it is issued,\nthe document has a conspicuous legend, however expressed, that it is\nnonnegotiable.\n