Alabama § 37-2-22 - Bills of Lading or Receipts - Not Given until Property Delivered to Carrier; Duplicates.
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§ 37-2-22. Bills of Lading or Receipts - Not Given until Property Delivered to Carrier; Duplicates.
A transportation company engaged in the business of carriage, or of keeping for shipment, or of forwarding things or property, must not give a receipt or bill of lading for the things or property for carriage, or for keeping for shipment, or for forwarding unless such things or property have been actually delivered to said company, or placed in its control; and a second receipt or bill of lading must not be issued or given, the original being outstanding, without writing across the face thereof the word “duplicate.”
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 37-2-22 ("Bills of Lading or Receipts - Not Given until Property Delivered to Carrier; Duplicates.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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