# S.C. Code Ann. § 36-7-202: SECTION 36-7-202. Form of warehouse receipt; essential terms; optional terms

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## Section

- **Citation:** S.C. Code Ann. § 36-7-202
- **Heading:** SECTION 36-7-202. Form of warehouse receipt; essential terms; optional terms
- **Jurisdiction:** South Carolina
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** SC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 7 / Section 36-7-202

## Text

(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 its omission: (1) a statement of the location of the warehouse facility 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 the person's 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; (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 pursuant to Section 36-7-209. If the precise amount of advances made or liabilities incurred is, at the time of the issue of the receipt, unknown to the warehouse or to its agent that issued the receipt, 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 this title and do not impair its obligation of delivery pursuant to Section 36-7-403 or its duty of care pursuant to Section 36-7-204. Any contrary provision is ineffective. OFFICIAL COMMENT Prior Uniform Statutory Provision: Former Section 7-202. Changes: Language is updated to accommodate electronic commerce and to reflect modern style. Purposes: 1. This section does not displace any particular legislation that requires other terms in a warehouse receipt or that may require a particular form of a warehouse receipt. This section does not require that a warehouse receipt be issued. A warehouse receipt that is issued need not contain any of the terms listed in subsection (b) in order to qualify as a warehouse receipt as long as the receipt falls within the definition of "warehouse receipt" in Article 1. Thus the title has been changed to eliminate the phrase "essential terms" as provided in prior law. The only consequence of a warehouse receipt not containing any term listed in subsection (b) is that a person injured by a term's omission has a right as against the warehouse for harm caused by the omission. Cases, such as In re Celotex Corp., 134 B. R. 993 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 1991), that held that in order to have a valid warehouse receipt all of the terms listed in this section must be contained in the receipt, are disapproved. 2. The unique identification code referred to in subsection (b)(3) can include any combination of letters, number, signs, and/or symbols that provide a unique identification. Whether an electronic or tangible warehouse receipt contains a signature will be resolved with the definition of sign in Section 7-102. Cross References: Sections 7-103 and 7-401. Definitional Cross References: "Bearer". Section 1-201. "Delivery". Section 1-201. "Goods". Section 7-102. "Person". Section 1-201. "Security interest". Section 1-201. "Sign". Section 7-102. "Term". Section 1-201. "Warehouse receipt". Section 1-201. "Warehouse". Section 7-102. Editor's Note "This act," referred to in this section, means Act No. 1065 of the 1966 Acts and Joint Resolutions, originally codified as Titles 10.1 to 10.10 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina 1962, and now codified as Title 36 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina 1976. 2014 Act No. 213, SECTION 51, provides as follows: "SECTION 51. This act becomes effective on October 1, 2014. It applies to transactions entered into and events occurring after that date."

## Nearby sections

- [S.C. Code Ann. § 36-7-101 SECTION 36-7-101. Short title.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T36_C7_S36-7-101.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 36-7-102 SECTION 36-7-102. Definitions and index of definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T36_C7_S36-7-102.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 36-7-103 SECTION 36-7-103. Relation of chapter to treaty, statute, tariff, classification or regulation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T36_C7_S36-7-103.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 36-7-104 SECTION 36-7-104. Negotiable and nonnegotiable warehouse receipt, bill of lading or other document of title.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T36_C7_S36-7-104.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 36-7-105 SECTION 36-7-105. Reissuance in alternative medium.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T36_C7_S36-7-105.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 36-7-106 SECTION 36-7-106. Control of electronic document of title.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T36_C7_S36-7-106.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 36-7-201 SECTION 36-7-201. Who may issue a warehouse receipt; storage under government bond.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T36_C7_S36-7-201.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 36-7-202 SECTION 36-7-202. Form of warehouse receipt; essential terms; optional terms.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T36_C7_S36-7-202.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 36-7-203 SECTION 36-7-203. Liability for nonreceipt or misdescription.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T36_C7_S36-7-203.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 36-7-204 SECTION 36-7-204. Duty of care; contractual limitation of warehouse's liability.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T36_C7_S36-7-204.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 36-7-205 SECTION 36-7-205. Title under warehouse receipt defeated in certain cases.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T36_C7_S36-7-205.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 36-7-206 SECTION 36-7-206. Termination of storage at warehouse's option.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T36_C7_S36-7-206.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 36-7-207 SECTION 36-7-207. Goods must be kept separate; fungible goods.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T36_C7_S36-7-207.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 36-7-208 SECTION 36-7-208. Altered warehouse receipts.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T36_C7_S36-7-208.md)

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