Minnesota § 228.48 NEGOTIATING BILL WITHOUT CLEAR TITLE TO GOODS

Minnesota Statutes

§ 228.48 — NEGOTIATING BILL WITHOUT CLEAR TITLE TO GOODS

Minnesota § 228.48

PartFARM PRODUCTS, COMMERCIAL PRACTICES

Ch. 228CRIMES INVOLVING BILLS OF LADING

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Minn. Stat. § 228.48 (2026).

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Subdivision 1.Elements of crime. If:

(1)a person ships goods without having title to the goods or with a lien or mortgage on them;

(2)the person takes a negotiable bill for the goods; and

(3)the person later negotiates the bill for value with intent to deceive and without disclosing the lack of title or the existence of the lien or mortgage; then the person is guilty of a crime. Subd. 2.Penalty. Whoever commits the crime described in subdivision 1 may be sentenced for each offense to imprisonment for not more than 364 days or to payment of a fine of not more than $3,000, or both.

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Subdivision 1.Elements of crime.
If:
(1) a person ships goods without having title to the goods or with a lien or mortgage on them;
(2) the person takes a negotiable bill for the goods; and
(3) the person later negotiates the bill for value with intent to deceive and without disclosing the lack of title or the existence of the lien or mortgage;
then the person is guilty of a crime.

Subd. 2.Penalty.
Whoever commits the crime described in subdivision 1 may be sentenced for each offense to imprisonment for not more than 364 days or to payment of a fine of not more than $3,000, or both.