(a) Any consignee, his agent, or employee who converts to his own use goods or agricultural products entrusted to the consignee for sale or the proceeds from the sale of them is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment not exceeding six months or both.
(b) The failure of a consignee who sells goods or agricultural products on commission to pay the proceeds from the sale, less his charges, to the person entitled to receive the proceeds within five days after receiving the proceeds from the purchaser and after demand for payment is prima facie evidence of conversion of the goods or agricultural products.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Section 11-802 - Consignee's Lien
Section 11-803 - Consignee Holding Possessory Document Considered Owner of Goods
Section 11-804 - Contract Between Consignee and Third Person
Section 11-805 - Deposit or Pledge With Third Person
Section 11-806 - Debt of Consignee Due Purchaser or Pledgee
Section 11-807 - Legal and Equitable Rights of Owner Against Consignee Not Affected
Section 11-808 - Consignment or Disposal of Agricultural Products
Section 11-809 - Conversion by Consignee
Section 11-810 - Sale of Consigned Goods -- Failure to Account