Current textIn force on Sept. 30, 2009Source: annual CFR editions 2003–2016
§ 375.701 May I provide for a release of liability on my delivery receipt?
Current wording, first on file in the 2003 annual edition.
Before Jan. 1, 2017 the record is one snapshot per annual CFR edition, revised as of October 1. This is the 2008 edition's wording. An amendment that took effect between Oct. 1, 2008 and Sept. 30, 2009 would not appear until the next edition, so check the citations below and the Federal Register for exact effective dates.
49 CFR § 375.701 — May I provide for a release of liability on my delivery receipt?. Text in force on September 30, 2009. This wording effective October 1, 2003 to present. Source: govinfo, 2008 edition, https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CFR-2008-title49-vol5/CFR-2008-title49-vol5-sec375-701. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/375.701?asof=2009-09-30, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.
(a) Your delivery receipt or shipping document must not contain any language purporting to release or discharge you or your agents from liability.
(b) The delivery receipt may include a statement the property was received in apparent good condition except as noted on the shipping documents.
Amendment history
1 distinct wording on file since Oct. 1, 2003A new entry appears whenever the regulatory words change between government snapshots. Day-precise from the eCFR (2017 onward); before that, one snapshot per annual CFR edition (revised as of October 1). Bracketed citations are the Federal Register history printed with the section.