Okla. Stat. tit. 12A, § 12A-7-202
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Form of warehouse receipt - Effect of omission
Official statutory text
Form of Warehouse Receipt; Effect of Omission.
(a) A warehouse receipt need not be in any particular form.
(b) Unless a warehouse receipt provides for each of the
following, the warehouse is liable for damages caused to a person
injured by the omission:
(1) a statement of the location of the warehouse where the
goods are stored;
(2) the date of issue of the receipt;
(3) the unique identification code of the receipt;
(4) a statement whether the goods received will be delivered to
the bearer, to a named person, or to a named person or its order;
(5) the rate of storage and handling charges, unless goods are
stored under a field warehousing arrangement, in which case a
statement of that fact is sufficient on a nonnegotiable receipt;
(6) a description of the goods or of the packages containing
them;
(7) the signature of the warehouse or its agent;
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(8) if the receipt is issued for goods that the warehouse owns,
either solely, jointly, or in common with others, a statement of the
fact of that ownership; and
(9) a statement of the amount of advances made and of
liabilities incurred for which the warehouse claims a lien or
security interest, unless the precise amount of advances made or
liabilities incurred, at the time of the issue of the receipt, is
unknown to the warehouse or to its agent that issued the receipt, in
which case a statement of the fact that advances have been made or
liabilities incurred and the purpose of the advances or liabilities
is sufficient.
(c) A warehouse may insert in its receipt any terms that are
not contrary to the provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code and do
not impair its obligation of delivery under Section 7-403 of this
title or its duty of care under Section 7-204 of this title. Any
contrary provisions are ineffective.
(a) A warehouse receipt need not be in any particular form.
(b) Unless a warehouse receipt provides for each of the
following, the warehouse is liable for damages caused to a person
injured by the omission:
(1) a statement of the location of the warehouse where the
goods are stored;
(2) the date of issue of the receipt;
(3) the unique identification code of the receipt;
(4) a statement whether the goods received will be delivered to
the bearer, to a named person, or to a named person or its order;
(5) the rate of storage and handling charges, unless goods are
stored under a field warehousing arrangement, in which case a
statement of that fact is sufficient on a nonnegotiable receipt;
(6) a description of the goods or of the packages containing
them;
(7) the signature of the warehouse or its agent;
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 12A. Uniform Commercial Code Page 401
(8) if the receipt is issued for goods that the warehouse owns,
either solely, jointly, or in common with others, a statement of the
fact of that ownership; and
(9) a statement of the amount of advances made and of
liabilities incurred for which the warehouse claims a lien or
security interest, unless the precise amount of advances made or
liabilities incurred, at the time of the issue of the receipt, is
unknown to the warehouse or to its agent that issued the receipt, in
which case a statement of the fact that advances have been made or
liabilities incurred and the purpose of the advances or liabilities
is sufficient.
(c) A warehouse may insert in its receipt any terms that are
not contrary to the provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code and do
not impair its obligation of delivery under Section 7-403 of this
title or its duty of care under Section 7-204 of this title. Any
contrary provisions are ineffective.
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