Oregon Code § 77.6010·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Lost,
stolen or destroyed documents of title.
(1) If a document of title is lost, stolen or
destroyed, a court may order delivery of the goods or issuance of a substitute
document and the bailee may without liability to any person comply with the
order. If the document was negotiable, a court may not order delivery of the
goods or issuance of a substitute document without the claimants posting
security unless it finds that any person that may suffer loss as a result of
nonsurrender of possession or control of the document is adequately protected
against the loss. If the document was nonnegotiable, the court may require
security. The court may also order payment of the bailees reasonable costs and
attorney fees in any action under this subsection.
(2) A bailee that
without a court order delivers goods to a person claiming under a missing
negotiable document of title is liable to any person injured thereby. If the
delivery is not in good faith, the bailee is liable for conversion. Delivery in
good faith is not conversion if the claimant posts security with the bailee in
an amount at least double the value of the goods at the time of posting to
indemnify any person injured by the delivery which files a notice of claim
within one year after the delivery. [1961 c.726 §77.6010; 2009 c.181 §86]
Plain English Explanation
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 77.6010
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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