{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-commercial-law-18-204","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Commercial Law § 18–204","heading":"","body":"A person may not secure the issuance by a carrier of a bill of lading by inducing an officer, agent, or employee of the carrier to believe falsely that the goods were received by the carrier or are under its control:\n(1) With intent to defraud; and\n(2) With knowledge that, at the time the bill of lading is issued, any of the goods described in the bill of lading as received for transportation:\n(i) Have not been received by the carrier, its agent, or a connecting carrier; or\n(ii) Are not under the carrier’s control.","path":["Article - Commercial Law"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcl\u0026section=18-204","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:56:33Z","sha256":"f396d2f23897ff2e1a9f3333f97d065e72bc8f99a7bfcaec2cd7d4616f9b5458","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-commercial-law-18-203","next":"us-md/md.-code-commercial-law-18-205"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}