2025 Texas Statutes
Business & Commerce Code
Title 7 - Receipts, Documents of Title, and Other Instruments
Chapter 252 - Bills of Lading
Section 252.007. Fraudulently Negotiating or Transferring Bill of Lading

Universal Citation:
§ 252.007 (2025)
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Sec. 252.007. FRAUDULENTLY NEGOTIATING OR TRANSFERRING BILL OF LADING. (a) A person may not, with intent to defraud, negotiate or transfer a bill of lading that:

(1) is issued in violation of Chapter 7; or

(2) contains a false, material statement of fact.

(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 10 years.

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

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