Texas Business & Commerce Code - Section 35.20. Inducing Issuance Of Fraudulent Bill Of Lading
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§ 35.20. INDUCING ISSUANCE OF FRAUDULENT BILL OF
LADING. (a) A person may not with intent to defraud induce an agent
of a common carrier to
(1) issue to him a bill of lading; or
(2) materially misrepresent in a bill of lading issued
on behalf of the common carrier the quantity of goods described in
the bill of lading.
(b) A person 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 two nor more
than five years.
Acts 1967, 60th Leg., p. 2343, ch. 785, § 1.
Section: 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 35.31 35.32
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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