# N.J. Stat. § 12A:7-203: Liability for nonreceipt or misdescription

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T12A_C7_S7-203

## Section

- **Citation:** N.J. Stat. § 12A:7-203
- **Heading:** Liability for nonreceipt or misdescription
- **Jurisdiction:** New Jersey
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** NJ Code / Title 12A / Chapter 7 / Section 7-203

## Text

12A:7-203. Liability For Nonreceipt or Misdescription. A party to or purchaser for value in good faith of a document of title, other than a bill of lading, that relies upon the description of the goods in the document may recover from the issuer damages caused by the nonreceipt or misdescription of the goods, except to the extent that: a. The document conspicuously indicates that the issuer does not know whether all or part of the goods in fact were received or conform to the description, such as a case in which the description is in terms of marks or labels or kind, quantity, or condition, or the receipt or description is qualified by "contents, condition, and quality unknown," "said to contain," or words of similar import, if the indication is true; or b. The party or purchaser otherwise has notice of the nonreceipt or misdescription. L.2013, c.65, s.2.

## Nearby sections

- [N.J. Stat. § 12A:7-101 Short title.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T12A_C7_S7-101.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 12A:7-102 Definitions and index of definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T12A_C7_S7-102.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 12A:7-103 Relation of chapter to treaty or statute.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T12A_C7_S7-103.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 12A:7-104 Negotiable and nonnegotiable document of title](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T12A_C7_S7-104.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 12A:7-105 Reissuance in alternative medium.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T12A_C7_S7-105.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 12A:7-106 Control of electronic document of title.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T12A_C7_S7-106.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 12A:7-201 Person that may issue a warehouse receipt; storage under bond.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T12A_C7_S7-201.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 12A:7-202 Form of warehouse receipt; effect of omission.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T12A_C7_S7-202.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 12A:7-203 Liability for nonreceipt or misdescription.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T12A_C7_S7-203.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 12A:7-204 Duty of care; contractual limitation of warehouse's liability.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T12A_C7_S7-204.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 12A:7-205 Title under warehouse receipt defeated in certain cases.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T12A_C7_S7-205.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 12A:7-206 Termination of storage at warehouse's option.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T12A_C7_S7-206.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 12A:7-207 Goods must be kept separate; fungible goods.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T12A_C7_S7-207.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 12A:7-208 Altered warehouse receipts.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T12A_C7_S7-208.md)

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