§ 11-9.1-5. Unlawful shipment on negotiable bill of lading.
Any person who ships goods to which he or she does not have title, or upon which there is a lien or mortgage, and who takes for the goods a negotiable bill of lading which he or she afterwards negotiates for value with intent to deceive and without disclosing his or her want of title or the existence of the lien or mortgage, shall be guilty of a crime, and upon conviction shall be punished for each offense by imprisonment not exceeding one year, or by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both.
History of Section.P.L. 1914, ch. 1029, § 47; G.L. 1923, ch. 320, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 473, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 6-24-48.
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.