Virginia Statutes
§ 8.7-208 — Altered warehouse receipts
Virginia § 8.7-208
JurisdictionVirginia
Title 8.7COMMERCIAL CODE — WAREHOUSE RECEIPTS, BILLS OF LADING AND OTHER DOCUMENTS OF TITLE
Part 2WAREHOUSE RECEIPTS: SPECIAL PROVISIONS
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Bluebook
Va. Code Ann. § 8.7-208 (2026).
Text
Where a blank in a negotiable warehouse receipt has been filled in without authority, a good faith purchaser for value and without notice of the lack of authority may treat the insertion as authorized. Any other unauthorized alteration leaves any tangible or electronic receipt enforceable against the issuer according to its original tenor.
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Legislative History
Code 1950, § 61-16; 1964, c. 219; 2004, c. 200.
Nearby Sections
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§ 8.7-101
Short title§ 8.7-102
Definitions and index of definitions§ 8.7-105
Repealed§ 8.7-105.1
Reissuance in alternative medium§ 8.7-106
Control of electronic document§ 8.7-208
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Bluebook (online)
Virginia § 8.7-208, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/va/8.7/8.7-208.