§ 11-9.1-4. Unlawful issuance of duplicate bill of lading.
Any officer, agent, or servant of a carrier who, with intent to defraud, issues or aids in issuing a duplicate or additional negotiable bill of lading for goods without placing plainly upon the face of each bill the word “duplicate” or some other word or words indicating that the document is not an original bill of lading, knowing that a former negotiable bill of lading for the same goods or any part of them is outstanding and uncanceled, shall be guilty of a crime, and upon conviction shall be punished for each offense by imprisonment not exceeding five (5) years, or by a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,000), or both.
History of Section.P.L. 1914, ch. 1029, § 46; G.L. 1923, ch. 320, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 473, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 6-24-47.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Chapter 11-9.1 - Commercial Transactions
Section 11-9.1-1. - Receipts for installment payments for merchandise.
Section 11-9.1-2. - Fraudulent issuance of bill of lading.
Section 11-9.1-3. - False statements in bill of lading.
Section 11-9.1-4. - Unlawful issuance of duplicate bill of lading.
Section 11-9.1-5. - Unlawful shipment on negotiable bill of lading.
Section 11-9.1-6. - Transfer of bill of lading for goods not in control of carrier.
Section 11-9.1-7. - Fraudulently procuring issuance of bill of lading.
Section 11-9.1-8. - Failure to mark nonnegotiable bill of lading.
Section 11-9.1-9. - Issuance of fraudulent warehouse receipt.
Section 11-9.1-10. - False statements in warehouse receipt.
Section 11-9.1-11. - Failure to mark duplicate warehouse receipt.
Section 11-9.1-12. - Failure to state warehouse operator’s title in warehouse receipt.
Section 11-9.1-13. - Failure to take up warehouse receipt on delivery of goods.