§ 34-17-103 — Issue of unmarked duplicates; exception

A warehouseman, or any officer, agent, or servant of a
warehouseman, who issues or aids in issuing a duplicate or
additional negotiable receipt for goods knowing that a former
negotiable receipt for the same goods or any part of them is
outstanding and uncancelled, without plainly placing upon the
face thereof the word "duplicate" except in the case of a lost
or destroyed receipt after proceedings as provided for in
section 14, shall be guilty of a crime and upon conviction shall
be punished for each offense by imprisonment not exceeding five
(5) years or by a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars
($5,000.00), or by both.