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On request of the bailor in a record at the time of signing such storage agreement or within a reasonable time after receipt of the warehouse receipt, the warehouseman’s liability may be increased on part or all of the goods thereunder. In this event, increased rates may be charged based on such increased valuation. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1964, chapter 219; in 2004, chapter 200<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":80787,"section_number":"8.7-202","catch_line":"Form of warehouse receipt; essential terms; optional terms","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.7-202\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":283475,"object_type":"law","relational_id":62209,"identifier":"8.7-204","token":"8.7\/2\/8.7-204","url":"\/8.7-204\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.7-204\/","token":"8.7\/2\/8.7-204","dublin_core":{"Title":"Duty of care; contractual limitation of warehouseman’s liability","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.7-204","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> A warehouseman is liable for damages<\/span> for loss of or injury to the goods caused by his failure to exercise such care in regard to them as a reasonably careful man would exercise under like circumstances but unless otherwise agreed he is not liable for damages<\/span> that could not have been avoided by the exercise of such care. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Damages<\/span> may be limited by a term in the warehouse receipt or storage agreement limiting the amount of liability in case of loss or damage, beyond which the warehouseman shall not be liable. On request of the bailor in a record at the time of signing such storage agreement or within a reasonable time after receipt of the warehouse receipt, the warehouseman’s liability may be increased on part or all of the goods thereunder. In this event, increased rates may be charged based on such increased valuation. No such limitation is effective with respect to the warehouseman’s liability for conversion to his own use. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Reasonable provisions as to the time and manner of presenting claims and instituting actions based on the bailment may be included in the warehouse receipt or storage agreement. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDUTY OF CARE; CONTRACTUAL LIMITATION OF WAREHOUSEMAN’S LIABILITY (\u00a7\n8.7-204)\n\n1. A warehouseman is liable for damages for loss of or injury to the goods\ncaused by his failure to exercise such care in regard to them as a reasonably\ncareful man would exercise under like circumstances but unless otherwise agreed\nhe is not liable for damages that could not have been avoided by the exercise of\nsuch care.\n\n2. Damages may be limited by a term in the warehouse receipt or storage\nagreement limiting the amount of liability in case of loss or damage, beyond\nwhich the warehouseman shall not be liable. On request of the bailor in a record\nat the time of signing such storage agreement or within a reasonable time after\nreceipt of the warehouse receipt, the warehouseman’s liability may be\nincreased on part or all of the goods thereunder. In this event, increased rates\nmay be charged based on such increased valuation. No such limitation is\neffective with respect to the warehouseman’s liability for conversion to\nhis own use.\n\n3. Reasonable provisions as to the time and manner of presenting claims and\ninstituting actions based on the bailment may be included in the warehouse\nreceipt or storage agreement.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 61-6, 61-24; 1964, c. 219; 2004, c. 200.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}