49 CFR § 375.701 - May I provide for a release of liability on my delivery receipt?

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title: "49 CFR § 375.701 - May I provide for a release of liability on my delivery receipt?"
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "375.701"
section_name: "May I provide for a release of liability on my delivery receipt?"
chapter_name: "FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY REGULATIONS"
part_number: "375"
part_name: "TRANSPORTATION OF HOUSEHOLD GOODS IN INTERSTATE COMMERCE; CONSUMER PROTECTION REGULATIONS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "49 U.S.C. 13102, 13301, 13501, 13704, 13707, 13902, 14104, 14706, 14708; subtitle B, title IV of Pub. L. 109-59; and 49 CFR 1.87."
regulatory_source: "68 FR 35091, June 11, 2003, unless otherwise noted."
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# 375.701 May I provide for a release of liability on my delivery receipt?

(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.