Colorado § 4-7-304 - Tangible bills of lading in a set.
Full text of Colorado Colorado Revised Statutes § 4-7-304 — Tangible bills of lading in a set., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 4-7-304. Tangible bills of lading in a set.
(a) Except as customary in international transportation, a tangible bill of lading may not be issued in a set of parts. The issuer is liable for damages caused by violation of this subsection (a).
(b) If a tangible bill of lading is lawfully issued in a set of parts, each of which contains an identification code and is expressed to be valid only if the goods have not been delivered against any other part, the whole of the parts constitutes one bill.
(c) If a tangible negotiable bill of lading is lawfully issued in a set of parts and different parts are negotiated to different persons, the title of the holder to which the first due negotiation is made prevails as to both the document of title and the goods even if any later holder may have received the goods from the carrier in good faith and discharged the carrier's obligation by surrendering its part.
(d) A person that negotiates or transfers a single part of a tangible bill of lading issued in a set is liable to holders of that part as if it were the whole set.
(e) The bailee shall deliver in accordance with part 4 of this article against the first presented part of a tangible bill of lading lawfully issued in a set. Delivery in this manner discharges the bailee's obligation on the whole bill.
Source: L. 2006: Entire article R&RE, p. 480, § 2, effective September 1. L. 2007: (e) amended, p. 370, § 13, effective August 3.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 4-7-304 as it existed prior to 2006.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 4-7-304 ("Tangible bills of lading in a set.") is part of the Colorado Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Colorado. 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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