Connecticut § 40-51 Issue of receipt for goods not received or under actual control.

Connecticut Statutes

§ 40-51 — Issue of receipt for goods not received or under actual control.

Connecticut § 40-51

Title 40Warehouses and Warehouse Receipts. Trust Receipts

Ch. 708Uniform Warehouse Receipts Act

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Bluebook

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 40-51 (2026).

Text

A warehouseman, or any officer, agent or servant of a warehouseman, who issues or aids in issuing a receipt knowing that the goods for which such receipt is issued have not been actually received by such warehouseman, or are not under his actual control at the time of issuing such receipt, shall, for each offense, be guilty of a class D felony.

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Legislative History

(1949 Rev., S. 6535; P.A. 13-258, S. 101.) History: P.A. 13-258 changed penalty from fine of not more than $5,000 or imprisonment of not more than 5 years to a class D felony. “Field storage warehousing” valid under New York law. 90 C. 415.