Minnesota § 228.49 NEGOTIATING BILL FOR GOODS CARRIER DOES NOT HAVE

Minnesota Statutes

§ 228.49 — NEGOTIATING BILL FOR GOODS CARRIER DOES NOT HAVE

Minnesota § 228.49

PartFARM PRODUCTS, COMMERCIAL PRACTICES

Ch. 228CRIMES INVOLVING BILLS OF LADING

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Minn. Stat. § 228.49 (2026).

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Subdivision 1.Elements of crime. If:

(1)a carrier issues a bill for goods;

(2)the goods by the terms of the bill appear to have been received for transportation by the carrier; and

(3)a person intending to deceive negotiates or transfers the bill for value knowing that the carrier or a connecting carrier does not have or control some or all of the goods; 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 five years or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both.

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Subdivision 1.Elements of crime.
If:
(1) a carrier issues a bill for goods;
(2) the goods by the terms of the bill appear to have been received for transportation by the carrier; and
(3) a person intending to deceive negotiates or transfers the bill for value knowing that the carrier or a connecting carrier does not have or control some or all of the goods;
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 five years or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both.