Current textIn force on Jan. 22, 2018Source: eCFR
§ 375.701 May I provide for a release of liability on my delivery receipt?
Current wording, first on file in the 2003 annual edition.
49 CFR § 375.701 — May I provide for a release of liability on my delivery receipt?. Text in force on January 22, 2018. This wording effective October 1, 2003 to present. Source: eCFR as of January 22, 2018, https://www.ecfr.gov/on/2018-01-22/title-49/section-375.701. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/375.701?asof=2018-01-22, 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.