West Virginia § 46-7-401 Irregularities in issue of receipt or bill or conduct of issuer

West Virginia Statutes

§ 46-7-401 — Irregularities in issue of receipt or bill or conduct of issuer

West Virginia § 46-7-401

Ch. 46UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE

Art. 7WAREHOUSE RECEIPTS, BILLS OF LADING AND OTHER DOCUMENTS OF TITLE

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W. Va. Code § 46-7-401 (2026).

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The obligations imposed by this article on an issuer apply to a document of title even if:

(1)The document does not comply with the requirements of this article or of any other statute, rule, or regulation regarding its issuance, form, or content;

(2)The issuer violated laws regulating the conduct of its business;

(3)The goods covered by the document were owned by the bailee when the document was issued; or

(4)The person issuing the document is not a warehouse but the document purports to be a warehouse receipt.

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The obligations imposed by this article on an issuer apply to a document of title even if:

(1) The document does not comply with the requirements of this article or of any other statute, rule, or regulation regarding its issuance, form, or content;

(2) The issuer violated laws regulating the conduct of its business;

(3) The goods covered by the document were owned by the bailee when the document was issued; or

(4) The person issuing the document is not a warehouse but the document purports to be a warehouse receipt.