Texas Business & Commerce Code - Section 35.17. Agent Issuing Fraudulent Bill Of Lading
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§ 35.17. AGENT ISSUING FRAUDULENT BILL OF LADING. (a) An
agent of a common carrier may not with intent to defraud a person
(1) issue a bill of lading;
(2) misdescribe in a bill of lading goods or their
quantity described in the bill of lading; or
(3) issue a bill of lading without authority.
(b) An agent who violates a provision of Subsection (a) of
this section is guilty of a felony and upon conviction is punishable
by imprisonment in the penitentiary for not less than 2 nor more
than 10 years.
Acts 1967, 60th Leg., p. 2343, ch. 785, § 1.
Section: 35.06 35.07 35.08 35.09 35.14 35.15 35.16 35.17 35.18 35.20 35.21 35.27 35.28 35.29 35.30
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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