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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>74140</law_id><section_number>46.2-2162</section_number><catch_line>Carrier liability</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="46.2">Motor Vehicles</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="V">Motor Carriers</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="21">Regulation of Property Carriers</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="4">Household Goods Carriers</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> No delivery acknowledgement on any shipping document to be signed by the consignee at time of delivery shall contain any language that purports to release or discharge the carrier or its <span class="dictionary">agents</span> from liability, other than a statement that the property has been received in apparent good condition except as noted on the shipping documents. <a id="paragraph-266627" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/46.2-2162/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> <span class="dictionary"><span class="dictionary">Household goods carriers</span></span> shall not assume any liability in excess of that for which they are legally liable under their lawful bills of lading and published tariffs. <a id="paragraph-266628" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/46.2-2162/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> <span class="dictionary"><span class="dictionary">Household goods carriers</span></span> shall not advertise or represent to the public that &#x201C;all loads are insured&#x201D; or other similar wording, unless such carrier has filed tariffs with the <span class="dictionary">Department</span>, assuming complete liability, and has filed <span class="dictionary">evidence</span> of insurance with the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> providing protection covering all shipments to their full value without limitation and insuring against every peril to which any shipment may be exposed. <a id="paragraph-266629" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/46.2-2162/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="D"><p><span class="prefix-number">D.</span> Shipper or his representative will acknowledge that the property has been received in apparent good condition except as noted on the shipping documents at time of delivery. <a id="paragraph-266630" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/46.2-2162/#D"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2001, c. 596.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
