# RCW 62A.7-203: RCW 62A.7-203: Liability for nonreceipt or misdescription

> Washington · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T62A_C7_S7-203

## Section

- **Citation:** RCW 62A.7-203
- **Heading:** RCW 62A.7-203: Liability for nonreceipt or misdescription
- **Jurisdiction:** Washington
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Washington Code / Title 62A / Chapter 7 / Section 7-203

## Text

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: (1) 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 (2) The party or purchaser otherwise has notice of the nonreceipt or misdescription.

## Nearby sections

- [RCW 62A.7-101 RCW 62A.7-101: Short title.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T62A_C7_S7-101.md)
- [RCW 62A.7-102 RCW 62A.7-102: Definitions and index of definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T62A_C7_S7-102.md)
- [RCW 62A.7-103 RCW 62A.7-103: Relation of Article to treaty or statute.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T62A_C7_S7-103.md)
- [RCW 62A.7-104 RCW 62A.7-104: Negotiable and nonnegotiable document of title.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T62A_C7_S7-104.md)
- [RCW 62A.7-105 RCW 62A.7-105: Reissuance in alternative medium.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T62A_C7_S7-105.md)
- [RCW 62A.7-106 RCW 62A.7-106: Control of electronic document of title.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T62A_C7_S7-106.md)
- [RCW 62A.7-201 RCW 62A.7-201: Person that may issue a warehouse receipt; storage under bond.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T62A_C7_S7-201.md)
- [RCW 62A.7-202 RCW 62A.7-202: Form of warehouse receipt; effect of omission.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T62A_C7_S7-202.md)
- [RCW 62A.7-203 RCW 62A.7-203: Liability for nonreceipt or misdescription.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T62A_C7_S7-203.md)
- [RCW 62A.7-204 RCW 62A.7-204: Duty of care; contractual limitation of warehouse's liability.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T62A_C7_S7-204.md)
- [RCW 62A.7-205 RCW 62A.7-205: Title under warehouse receipt defeated in certain cases.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T62A_C7_S7-205.md)
- [RCW 62A.7-206 RCW 62A.7-206: Termination of storage at warehouse's option.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T62A_C7_S7-206.md)
- [RCW 62A.7-207 RCW 62A.7-207: Goods must be kept separate; fungible goods.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T62A_C7_S7-207.md)
- [RCW 62A.7-208 RCW 62A.7-208: Altered warehouse receipts.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T62A_C7_S7-208.md)

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