Section 252.004 - Agent Issuing Fraudulent Bill of Lading(a) In this section, "common carrier" does not include a pipeline company or express company.(b) An agent of a common carrier may not with intent to defraud a person: (1) issue a bill of lading;(2) incorrectly describe goods or the quantity of goods in a bill of lading; or(3) issue a bill of lading without authority.(c) An agent 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 or less than two years.Tex. Bus. and Comm. Code § 252.004
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885, Sec. 2.01, eff. 4/1/2009.