Tex. Bus. & Com. Code Section 252.003
Agent Wrongfully Failing or Refusing to Issue Bill of Lading

(a)

In this section, “common carrier” does not include a pipeline company or express company.

(b)

An agent of a common carrier may not after lawful demand fail or refuse to issue a bill of lading in accordance with Chapter 7 (Receipts, Documents of Title, and Other Instruments) or a rule of the railroad commission.

(c)

An agent who violates this section commits an offense. An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by:

(1)

confinement in the county jail for a term of not more than six months;

(2)

a fine not to exceed $200; or

(3)

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

Source: Section 252.003 — Agent Wrongfully Failing or Refusing to Issue Bill of Lading, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/BC/htm/BC.­252.­htm#252.­003 (accessed May 4, 2024).

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