Tex. Bus. & Com. Code Section 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.

Source: Section 252.006 — Fraudulently Inducing Issuance of Bill of Lading, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/BC/htm/BC.­252.­htm#252.­006 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

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