Ch. 95

2004 LAWS OF MARYLAND

"Ordinary care." § 3-103.

"Person entitled to enforce." § 3-301.

"Presentment." § 3-501.

"Promise." § 3-103.

"Prove." § 3-103.

"Teller's check." § 3-104.

"Unauthorized signature." § 3-403.

4-210.

(c) Receipt by a collecting bank of a final settlement for an item is a
realization on its security interest in the item, accompanying documents and
proceeds. So long as the bank does not receive final settlement for the item or give up
possession of the item or POSSESSION OR CONTROL OF THE accompanying documents
for purposes other than collection, the security interest continues to that extent and is
subject to Title 9, but:

(1)     No security agreement is necessary to make the security interest
enforceable (§ 9-203(b)(3)(A));

(2)     No filing is required to perfect the security interest; and

(3)     The security interest has priority over conflicting perfected security
interests in the item, accompanying documents, or proceeds.

Title 7. [Warehouse Receipts, Bills of Lading and Other] Documents of Title.

Subtitle 1. In General.

7-101. .

THIS TITLE MAY BE CITED AS THE MARYLAND UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE -
DOCUMENTS OF TITLE.

7-102.

(A) IN THIS TITLE, UNLESS THE CONTEXT OTHERWISE REQUIRES:

(1)     "BAILEE" MEANS A PERSON THAT BY A WAREHOUSE RECEIPT, BILL
OF LADING, OR OTHER DOCUMENT OF TITLE ACKNOWLEDGES POSSESSION OF
GOODS AND CONTRACTS TO DELIVER THEM.

(2)      "CARRIER" MEANS A PERSON THAT ISSUES A BILL OF LADING.

(3)      "CONSIGNEE" MEANS A PERSON NAMED IN A BILL OF LADING TO
WHICH OR TO WHOSE ORDER THE BILL PROMISES DELIVERY.

(4)      "CONSIGNOR" MEANS A PERSON NAMED IN A BILL OF LADING AS THE
PERSON FROM WHICH THE GOODS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FOR SHIPMENT.

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