DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS 1427-3273›PART 4. OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS 1738-3273.16›TITLE 6. SERVICE 2019-2082›CHAPTER 4. Lost and Unclaimed Property 2080-2082›ARTICLE 2. Unclaimed Property 2081-2081.6

§ 2081

California Civil Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

When any goods, merchandise, or other property has been received by any railroad or express company, other common carrier, commission merchant, innkeeper, or warehouseman, for transportation or safekeeping, and is not delivered to the owner, consignee, or other authorized person, the carrier, commission merchant, innkeeper, or warehouseman may hold or store the property with some responsible person until the freight and all just and reasonable charges are paid.

(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 656.)

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