2014 Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 482 - BILLS OF LADING
Act 165 of 1911 UNIFORM BILLS OF LADING ACT (482.1 - 482.56)
Section 482.44 Bills; issuance for goods not received, penalty.
UNIFORM BILLS OF LADING ACT (EXCERPT)
Act 165 of 1911
482.44 Bills; issuance for goods not received, penalty.
Sec. 44.
Any officer, agent or servant of a carrier, who with intent to defraud issues or aids in issuing a bill knowing that all or any part of the goods for which such bill is issued have not been received by such carrier, or by an agent of such carrier or by a connecting carrier, or are not under the carrier's control at the time of issuing such bill, shall be guilty of a crime, and upon conviction shall be punished for each offense by imprisonment not exceeding 5 years, or by a fine not exceeding 5,000 dollars, or by both.
History: 1911, Act 165, Eff. Aug. 1, 1911 ;-- CL 1915, 8217 ;-- CL 1929, 11559 ;-- CL 1948, 482.44
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