7-7-304
Section 7-7-304 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. (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...
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7-2-323
Section 7-2-323 Form of bill of lading required in overseas shipment; "overseas."
(1) Where the contract contemplates overseas shipment and contains a term C.I.F. or C. &
F. or F.O.B. vessel, the seller unless otherwise agreed must obtain a negotiable bill of lading
stating that the goods have been loaded on board or, in the case of a term C.I.F. or C. &
F., received for shipment. (2) Where in a case within subsection (1) a tangible bill of lading
has been issued in a set of parts, unless otherwise agreed if the documents are not to be
sent from abroad the buyer may demand tender of the full set; otherwise only one part of the
bill of lading need be tendered. Even if the agreement expressly requires a full set: (a)
Due tender of a single part is acceptable within the provisions of this article on cure of
improper delivery (subsection (1) of Section 7-2-508); and (b) Even though the full
set is demanded, if the documents are sent from abroad the person tendering an incomplete
set may...
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7-1-201
Section 7-1-201 General definitions. (a) [Reserved]. (b) Subject to additional definitions
contained in the subsequent articles of this title which are applicable to specific articles
or parts thereof, and unless the context otherwise requires, in this title: (1) "Action,"
in the sense of a judicial proceeding, includes recoupment, counterclaim, set-off, suit in
equity, and any other proceeding in which rights are determined. (2) "Aggrieved party"
means a party entitled to pursue a remedy. (3) "Agreement," as distinguished from
"contract," means the bargain of the parties in fact, as found in their language
or inferred from other circumstances, including course of performance, course of dealing,
or usage of trade as provided in Section 7-1-303. (4) "Bank" means a person
engaged in the business of banking and includes a savings bank, savings and loan association,
credit union, and trust company. (5) "Bearer" means a person in possession of a
negotiable instrument, document of title, or...
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7-7-501
Section 7-7-501 Form of negotiation and requirements of due negotiation. (a) The following
rules apply to a negotiable tangible document of title: (1) If the document's original terms
run to the order of a named person, the document is negotiated by the named person's indorsement
and delivery. After the named person's indorsement in blank or to bearer, any person may negotiate
the document by delivery alone. (2) If the document's original terms run to bearer, it is
negotiated by delivery alone. (3) If the document's original terms run to the order of a named
person and it is delivered to the named person, the effect is the same as if the document
had been negotiated. (4) Negotiation of the document after it has been indorsed to a named
person requires indorsement by the named person and delivery. (5) A document is duly negotiated
if it is negotiated in the manner stated in this subsection to a holder that purchases it
in good faith, without notice of any defense against or claim to it...
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40-23-4
Section 40-23-4 Exemptions. (a) There are exempted from the provisions of this division
and from the computation of the amount of the tax levied, assessed, or payable under this
division the following: (1) The gross proceeds of the sales of lubricating oil and gasoline
as defined in Sections 40-17-30 and 40-17-170 and the gross proceeds from those sales of lubricating
oil destined for out-of-state use which are transacted in a manner whereby an out-of-state
purchaser takes delivery of such oil at a distributor's plant within this state and transports
it out-of-state, which are otherwise taxed. (2) The gross proceeds of the sale, or sales,
of fertilizer when used for agricultural purposes. The word "fertilizer" shall not
be construed to include cottonseed meal, when not in combination with other materials. (3)
The gross proceeds of the sale, or sales, of seeds for planting purposes and baby chicks and
poults. Nothing herein shall be construed to exempt or exclude from the computation of...

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7-7-301
Section 7-7-301 Liability for nonreceipt or misdescription; "said to contain";
"shipper's weight, load, and count"; improper handling. (a) A consignee of a nonnegotiable
bill of lading which has given value in good faith, or a holder to which a negotiable bill
has been duly negotiated, relying upon the description of the goods in the bill or upon the
date shown in the bill, may recover from the issuer damages caused by the misdating of the
bill or the nonreceipt or misdescription of the goods, except to the extent that the bill
indicates that the issuer does not know whether any part or all of the goods in fact were
received or conform to the description, such as in a case in which the description is in terms
of marks or labels or kind, quantity, or condition or the receipt or description is qualified
by "contents or condition of contents of packages unknown," "said to contain,"
"shipper's weight, load, and count," or words of similar import, if that indication
is true. (b) If goods...
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7-7-503
Section 7-7-503 Document of title to goods defeated in certain cases. (a) A document
of title confers no right in goods against a person that before issuance of the document had
a legal interest or a perfected security interest in the goods and that did not: (1) Deliver
or entrust the goods or any document of title covering the goods to the bailor or the bailor's
nominee with: (A) Actual or apparent authority to ship, store, or sell; (B) Power to obtain
delivery under Section 7-7-403; or (C) Power of disposition under Section 7-2-403,
7-2A-304(2), 7-2A-305(2), 7-9A-320, or 7-9A-321(c) or other statute or rule of law; or (2)
Acquiesce in the procurement by the bailor or its nominee of any document. (b) Title to goods
based upon an unaccepted delivery order is subject to the rights of any person to which a
negotiable warehouse receipt or bill of lading covering the goods has been duly negotiated.
That title may be defeated under Section 7-7-504 to the same extent as the rights of
the...
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7-7-102
Section 7-7-102 Definitions and index of definitions. (a) In this article, unless the
context otherwise requires: (1) "Bailee" means a person that by a warehouse receipt,
bill of lading, or other document of title acknowledges possession of goods and contracts
to deliver them. (2) A "carrier" means a person that issues a bill of lading. (3)
"Consignee" means a person named in a bill of lading to which or to whose order
the bill promises delivery. (4) "Consignor" means a person named in a bill of lading
as the person from which the goods have been received for shipment. (5) "Delivery order"
means a record that contains an order to deliver goods directed to a warehouse, carrier, or
other person that in the ordinary course of business issues warehouse receipts or bills of
lading. (6) "Good faith" means honesty in fact in the conduct or transaction concerned.
(7) "Goods" means all things that are treated as movable for the purposes of a contract
for storage or transportation. (8) "Issuer"...
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13A-8-111
Section 13A-8-111 Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall have
the following meanings: (1) ACCESS. To gain entry to, instruct, communicate with, store data
in, retrieve or intercept data from, alter data or computer software in, or otherwise make
use of any resource of a computer, computer system, or computer network. (2) COMPUTER. An
electronic, magnetic, optical, electrochemical, or other high speed data processing device
or system that performs logical, arithmetic, or memory functions by the manipulations of electronic
or magnetic impulses and includes all input, output, processing, storage, or communication
facilities that are connected or related to the device. (3) COMPUTER NETWORK. The interconnection
of two or more computers or computer systems that transmit data over communication circuits
connecting them. (4) COMPUTER PROGRAM. An ordered set of data representing coded instructions
or statements that when executed by a computer cause the computer to...
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40-12-255
Section 40-12-255 Manufactured homes. (a) Every person, firm, or corporation who owns,
maintains or keeps in this state a manufactured home as defined according to subsection (n)
of this section, except a manufactured home that constitutes a part of the inventory
of a manufacturer or dealer, shall pay an annual registration fee of $24 for an owner occupied
single wide (one transportable module) manufactured home, $48 for an owner occupied double
wide or larger (two or more transportable modules) manufactured home, $48 for a commercial
single wide (one transportable module) manufactured home, or $96 for a commercial double wide
or larger (two or more transportable modules) manufactured home, provided, however, that any
manufactured home 10 years of age or greater but less than 20 years of age shall pay 75 percent
of the above stated fees, and any manufactured home 20 years of age or greater shall pay 50
percent of the above stated fees; and upon payment thereof such owner shall be...
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