{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-108-44","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 108, § 44","heading":"Issuance of unmarked duplicate bill","body":"Section 44. An officer, agent or servant of a carrier, who with intent to defraud issues, or aids in issuing, a duplicate or additional negotiable bill for goods in violation of section seven—four hundred and two of chapter one hundred and six, knowing that a former negotiable bill for the same goods or any part of them is outstanding and uncancelled, shall be punished by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars or by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than five years or in a jail or house of correction for not more than two and one half years, or both.","path":["Part I","Title XV","Chapter 108"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXV/Chapter108/Section44","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:22:32Z","sha256":"a485975e51d148b9ae1b8990f7733c4272b270b72ddb1c29a118e9bd7900db57","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-108-43","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-108-45"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}