Okla. Stat. tit. 12A, § 12A-7-303: Diversion – Reconsignment - Change of instructions

Diversion; Reconsignment; Change of Instructions.

(a) Unless the bill of lading otherwise provides, a carrier may

deliver the goods to a person or destination other than that stated

in the bill or may otherwise dispose of the goods, without liability

for misdelivery, on instructions from:

(1) the holder of a negotiable bill;

(2) the consignor on a nonnegotiable bill, even if the

consignee has given contrary instructions;

(3) the consignee on a nonnegotiable bill in the absence of

contrary instructions from the consignor, if the goods have arrived

at the billed destination or if the consignee is in possession of

the tangible bill or in control of the electronic bill; or

(4) the consignee on a nonnegotiable bill, if the consignee is

entitled as against the consignor to dispose of the goods.

(b) Unless instructions described in subsection (a) of this

section are included in a negotiable bill of lading, a person to

which the bill is duly negotiated may hold the bailee according to

the original terms.