DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS 1427-3273.91›PART 4. OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS 1738-3273.91›TITLE 7. CARRIAGE 2085-2218›CHAPTER 3. Carriage of Property 2110-2144›ARTICLE 2. Obligations of the Carrier 2114-2121

§ [2120.]

California Civil Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-03 · California

Section Twenty-one Hundred and Twenty. If, for any reason, a carrier does not deliver freight to the consignee or his agent personally, he must give notice to the consignee of its arrival, and keep the same in safety, upon his responsibility as a warehouseman, until the consignee has had a reasonable time to remove it. If the place of residence or business of the consignee be unknown to the carrier, he may give the notice by letter dropped in the nearest Post Office.

(Amended by Code Amendments 1873-74, Ch. 612.)

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