# Tenn. Code Ann. § 47-7-104: Negotiable and nonnegotiable document of title

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## Section

- **Citation:** Tenn. Code Ann. § 47-7-104
- **Heading:** Negotiable and nonnegotiable document of title
- **Jurisdiction:** Tennessee
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TN Code / Title 47 / Chapter 7 / Section 47-7-104

## Text

(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. (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. Acts 2008, ch. 814, § 1.
(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.
(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.
Acts 2008, ch. 814, § 1.

## Nearby sections

- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 47-7-101 Short title](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T47_C7_S47-7-101.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 47-7-102 Chapter definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T47_C7_S47-7-102.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 47-7-103 Relation of chapter to treaty or statute](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T47_C7_S47-7-103.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 47-7-104 Negotiable and nonnegotiable document of title](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T47_C7_S47-7-104.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 47-7-105 Reissuance in alternative medium](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T47_C7_S47-7-105.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 47-7-106 Control of electronic document of title](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T47_C7_S47-7-106.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 47-7-201 Person that may issue a warehouse receipt - Storage under bond](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T47_C7_S47-7-201.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 47-7-202 Form of warehouse receipt - Effect of omission](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T47_C7_S47-7-202.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 47-7-203 Liability for nonreceipt or misdescription](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T47_C7_S47-7-203.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 47-7-204 Duty of care - Contractual limitation of warehouse's liability](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T47_C7_S47-7-204.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 47-7-205 Title under warehouse receipt defeated in certain cases](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T47_C7_S47-7-205.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 47-7-206 Termination of storage at warehouse's option](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T47_C7_S47-7-206.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 47-7-207 Goods must be kept separate - Fungible goods](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T47_C7_S47-7-207.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 47-7-208 Altered warehouse receipts](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T47_C7_S47-7-208.md)

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