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2021 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 11 - Criminal Offenses
Chapter 11-9.1 - Commercial Transactions
Section 11-9.1-8 - Failure to mark nonnegotiable bill of lading.
Universal Citation: RI Gen L § 11-9.1-8 (2021)
§ 11-9.1-8. Failure to mark nonnegotiable bill of lading.
Any person who, with intent to defraud, issues or aids in issuing a nonnegotiable bill of lading without the words "not negotiable" placed plainly upon the face of it shall be guilty of a crime, and upon conviction shall be punished for each offense by imprisonment not exceeding five (5) years, or by a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,000), or both.
History of Section.
P.L. 1914, ch. 1029, § 50; G.L. 1923, ch. 320, § 7; G.L. 1938, ch. 473, § 7; G.L. 1956, § 6-24-51.
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