Legislation
SECTION 103
Inducing common carrier to issue bill of lading when goods have not been received
General Business (GBS) CHAPTER 20, ARTICLE 9
§ 103. Inducing common carrier to issue bill of lading when goods have
not been received. Any person who with intent to defraud secures the
issue by a common carrier of a bill of lading knowing that at the time
of such issue, any or all of the goods described in such bill of lading
as received for transportation have not been received by such common
carrier, or an agent of such common carrier or a connecting common
carrier, or are not under the common carrier's control, by inducing an
officer, agent or servant of such common carrier falsely to believe that
such goods have been received by such common carrier, or are under its
control, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
not been received. Any person who with intent to defraud secures the
issue by a common carrier of a bill of lading knowing that at the time
of such issue, any or all of the goods described in such bill of lading
as received for transportation have not been received by such common
carrier, or an agent of such common carrier or a connecting common
carrier, or are not under the common carrier's control, by inducing an
officer, agent or servant of such common carrier falsely to believe that
such goods have been received by such common carrier, or are under its
control, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.