Sec. 252.006. FRAUDULENTLY INDUCING ISSUANCE OF BILL OF LADING. (a) A person may not, with intent to defraud, induce an agent of a common carrier to:
(1) issue to the person a bill of lading; or
(2) materially misrepresent in a bill of lading issued on behalf of the common carrier the quantity of goods described in the bill of lading.
(b) A person who violates this section commits an offense. An offense under this section is a felony punishable by imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for a term of not more than five years or less than two years.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 7 - Receipts, Documents of Title, and Other Instruments
Section 252.002. Duties of Railroad Commission
Section 252.003. Agent Wrongfully Failing or Refusing to Issue Bill of Lading
Section 252.004. Agent Issuing Fraudulent Bill of Lading
Section 252.005. Agent Issuing Order Bill of Lading in Duplicate or Set of Parts
Section 252.006. Fraudulently Inducing Issuance of Bill of Lading
Section 252.007. Fraudulently Negotiating or Transferring Bill of Lading