§1702. Issue of receipt containing false statement
A warehouseman, or any officer, agent or servant of a warehouseman, who fraudulently issues or aids in fraudulently issuing a receipt for goods knowing that it contains any false statement, shall be guilty of a crime, and upon conviction shall be punished for each offense by a fine of not more than $1,000 or by imprisonment for not more than 11 months, or by both.
Structure Maine Revised Statutes
Chapter 59: FRAUD AND FALSE PRETENSES
Subchapter 2: COMMERCIAL FRAUDS
17 §1701. Issue of receipt for goods not received
17 §1702. Issue of receipt containing false statement
17 §1703. Issue of duplicate receipts not so marked
17 §1704. Issue for warehouseman's goods of receipts which do not so state
17 §1705. Delivery of goods without obtaining negotiable receipt