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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":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":283543,"object_type":"law","relational_id":83055,"identifier":"8.7-401","token":"8.7\/4\/8.7-401","url":"\/8.7-401\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.7-401\/","token":"8.7\/4\/8.7-401","dublin_core":{"Title":"Irregularities in issue of receipt or bill or conduct of issuer","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.7-401","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The obligations imposed by this title on an issuer apply to a document even if:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

a.<\/span> the document may not comply with the requirements of this title or of any other law<\/span> or regulation regarding its issue<\/span>, form or content; or <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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c.<\/span> the goods covered by the document were owned by the bailee at the time the document was issued; or <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

d.<\/span> the person issuing the document does not come within the definition of warehouseman if it purports to be a warehouse receipt. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nIRREGULARITIES IN ISSUE OF RECEIPT OR BILL OR CONDUCT OF ISSUER (\u00a7 8.7-401)\n\nThe obligations imposed by this title on an issuer apply to a document even if:\n\na. the document may not comply with the requirements of this title or of any\nother law or regulation regarding its issue, form or content; or\n\nb. the issuer may have violated laws regulating the conduct of his business; or\n\nc. the goods covered by the document were owned by the bailee at the time the\ndocument was issued; or\n\nd. the person issuing the document does not come within the definition of\nwarehouseman if it purports to be a warehouse receipt.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 61-23; 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}}