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2017 Vermont Statutes
Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Chapter 49 - Fraud In Commercial Transactions
§ 2056 Inducing carrier to issue bill of lading when goods have not been received
Universal Citation: 13 V.S.A. § 2056
§ 2056. Inducing carrier to issue bill of lading when goods have not been received
A person who, with intent to defraud, secures the issue by a carrier of a bill of lading, knowing that at the time of issue, any or all of the goods described in the bill of lading as received for transportation have not been received by the carrier or an agent of the carrier or a connecting carrier or are not under the carrier's control, by inducing an officer, agent or servant of the carrier falsely to believe that the goods have been received by the carrier or are under its control, shall be imprisoned not more than five years or fined not more than $5,000.00, or both. (1966, No. 29 (Sp. Sess.), § 11, eff. at midnight on Dec. 31, 1966.)
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