Minnesota § 228.51 ISSUING A NONNEGOTIABLE BILL NOT SO MARKED

Minnesota Statutes

§ 228.51 — ISSUING A NONNEGOTIABLE BILL NOT SO MARKED

Minnesota § 228.51

PartFARM PRODUCTS, COMMERCIAL PRACTICES

Ch. 228CRIMES INVOLVING BILLS OF LADING

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Minn. Stat. § 228.51 (2026).

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Subdivision 1.Elements of crime.
A person who with intent to defraud issues or helps to issue a nonnegotiable bill without putting the words "not negotiable" plainly on the face of the bill, 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.
A person who with intent to defraud issues or helps to issue a nonnegotiable bill without putting the words "not negotiable" plainly on the face of the bill, 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.