{"data":{"id":"us/49-u.s.c.-80114","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 U.S.C. § 80114","heading":"Lost, stolen, and destroyed negotiable bills","body":"(a) Delivery on Court Order and Surety Bond.—If a negotiable bill of lading is lost, stolen, or destroyed, a court of competent jurisdiction may order the common carrier to deliver the goods if the person claiming the goods gives a surety bond, in an amount approved by the court, to indemnify the carrier or a person injured by delivery against liability under the outstanding original bill. The court also may order payment of reasonable costs and attorney’s fees to the carrier. A voluntary surety bond, without court order, is binding on the parties to the bond. (b) Liability to Holder.—Delivery of goods under a court order under subsection (a) of this section does not relieve a common carrier from liability to a person to whom the negotiable bill has been or is negotiated for value without notice of the court proceeding or of the delivery of the goods.","path":["Title 49—TRANSPORTATION","CHAPTER 801—BILLS OF LADING"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc49@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T06:01:06Z","sha256":"c08d6bf8eea93f87098c3e2a8e3a3aef15ef6f113c47ae38ebbae732489800b6","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-u.s.c.-80113","next":"us/49-u.s.c.-80115"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}