§ 34.1-7-303 — Diversion; reconsignment; change of instructions

(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:
(i) The holder of a negotiable bill;
(ii) The consignor on a nonnegotiable bill, even if
the consignee has given contrary instructions;
(iii) 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
(iv) 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) of
this section are included in a negotiable bill of lading, a
person to which the bill is duly negotiated may hold the bailee
according to the original terms.