Tex. Bus. & Com. Code Section 251.005
Warehouseman Issuing Duplicate or Additional Warehouse Receipt

(a)

A warehouseman may not issue a duplicate or additional negotiable warehouse receipt for goods if the warehouseman knows at the time of issuance that a previously issued negotiable warehouse receipt describing the goods is outstanding and uncanceled.

(b)

This section does not apply if:

(1)

the word “duplicate” is plainly placed on the duplicate or additional negotiable warehouse receipt; or

(2)

goods described in the outstanding and uncanceled negotiable warehouse receipt were delivered under a court order on proof that the receipt was lost or destroyed.

(c)

A warehouseman who violates this section commits an offense. An offense under this section is a felony punishable by:

(1)

imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for a term of not more than five years;

(2)

a fine not to exceed $5,000; or

(3)

both the fine and imprisonment.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.

Source: Section 251.005 — Warehouseman Issuing Duplicate or Additional Warehouse Receipt, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/BC/htm/BC.­251.­htm#251.­005 (accessed May 26, 2025).

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