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§ 18-201. Goods not yet received

West's Annotated Code of MarylandCommercial Law

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Commercial Law
Title 18. Bills of Lading and Warehouse Receipts--Criminal Provisions
Subtitle 2. Bills of Lading (Refs & Annos)
MD Code, Commercial Law, § 18-201
§ 18-201. Goods not yet received
Currentness
(a) A person or his agent or officer may not issue a bill of lading, receipt, acknowledgment, or voucher for transport of any goods if, at the time the instrument is issued, the person has not actually received the goods for transport.
(b) An officer, agent, or employee of a carrier may not issue or aid in issuing a bill of lading for any goods:
(1) With intent to defraud; and
(2) With knowledge that, at the time the bill of lading is issued, the goods:
(i) Have not been received by the carrier, its agent, or a connecting carrier; or
(ii) Are not under the carrier's control.

Credits

Added by Acts 1975, c. 49, § 3, eff. July 1, 1975.
Formerly Art. 14, § 44; Art, 27, § 160.
MD Code, Commercial Law, § 18-201, MD COML § 18-201
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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