Okla. Stat. tit. 12A, § 12A-7-303
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Diversion – Reconsignment - Change of instructions
Official statutory text
Diversion; Reconsignment; Change of Instructions.
(a) Unless the bill of lading otherwise provides, a carrier may
deliver the goods to a person or destination other than that stated
in the bill or may otherwise dispose of the goods, without liability
for misdelivery, on instructions from:
(1) the holder of a negotiable bill;
(2) the consignor on a nonnegotiable bill, even if the
consignee has given contrary instructions;
(3) the consignee on a nonnegotiable bill in the absence of
contrary instructions from the consignor, if the goods have arrived
at the billed destination or if the consignee is in possession of
the tangible bill or in control of the electronic bill; or
(4) the consignee on a nonnegotiable bill, if the consignee is
entitled as against the consignor to dispose of the goods.
(b) Unless instructions described in subsection (a) of this
section are included in a negotiable bill of lading, a person to
which the bill is duly negotiated may hold the bailee according to
the original terms.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 12A. Uniform Commercial Code Page 409
(a) Unless the bill of lading otherwise provides, a carrier may
deliver the goods to a person or destination other than that stated
in the bill or may otherwise dispose of the goods, without liability
for misdelivery, on instructions from:
(1) the holder of a negotiable bill;
(2) the consignor on a nonnegotiable bill, even if the
consignee has given contrary instructions;
(3) the consignee on a nonnegotiable bill in the absence of
contrary instructions from the consignor, if the goods have arrived
at the billed destination or if the consignee is in possession of
the tangible bill or in control of the electronic bill; or
(4) the consignee on a nonnegotiable bill, if the consignee is
entitled as against the consignor to dispose of the goods.
(b) Unless instructions described in subsection (a) of this
section are included in a negotiable bill of lading, a person to
which the bill is duly negotiated may hold the bailee according to
the original terms.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 12A. Uniform Commercial Code Page 409
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