Sec. 251.002. WAREHOUSEMAN ISSUING FRAUDULENT WAREHOUSE RECEIPT. (a) A warehouseman may not, with intent to defraud, issue a warehouse receipt that contains a false statement.
(b) A warehouseman who violates this section commits an offense. An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by:
(1) confinement in the county jail for a term of not more than one year;
(2) a fine not to exceed $1,000; or
(3) both the fine and confinement.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.
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