{"data":{"id":"us-me/17-m.r.s.-1662","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"17 M.R.S. §1662","heading":"Issue of bill containing false statement","body":"Any officer, agent or servant of a carrier who, with intent to defraud, issues or aids in issuing a bill for goods, knowing that it contains any false statement, shall be guilty of a crime, and upon conviction shall be punished for each offense by a fine of not more than $1,000 or by imprisonment for not more than 11 months, or by both.","path":["TITLE 17: CRIMES","CHAPTER 59: FRAUD AND FALSE PRETENSES","SUBCHAPTER 2: COMMERCIAL FRAUDS","ARTICLE 1: BILLS OF LADING"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/17/title17sec1662.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:28Z","sha256":"ca655a7f3988dbe542b33f27f4a02d918650a38e901f75173ba785036e6e1e47","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/17-m.r.s.-1661","next":"us-me/17-m.r.s.-1663"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}