Sec. 104. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c), a document of title is negotiable if by its terms the goods are to be delivered to bearer or to the order of a named person.

     (b) A document of title other than one described in subsection (a) is nonnegotiable. A bill of lading that states that the goods are consigned to a named person is not made negotiable by a provision that the goods are to be delivered only against an order in a record signed by the same or another named person.

Terms Used In Indiana Code 26-1-7-104

  • Goods: means all things that are treated as movable for the purposes of a contract for storage or transportation. See Indiana Code 26-1-7-102
     (c) A document of title is nonnegotiable if, at the time it is issued, the document has a conspicuous legend, however expressed, that it is nonnegotiable.

Formerly: Acts 1963, c.317, s.7-104. As amended by P.L.143-2007, SEC.27.