{"data":{"id":"us-me/17-m.r.s.-1663","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"17 M.R.S. §1663","heading":"Issue of duplicate bills not so marked","body":"Any 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 Title 11, section 7‑1402, knowing that a former negotiable bill for the same goods or any part of them is outstanding and uncanceled, is guilty of a crime, and upon conviction must be punished for each offense by a fine of not more than $5,000 or by imprisonment for not more than 5 years, 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/title17sec1663.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:28Z","sha256":"890e3324bb6d9c073d4b3bf042ab1fc6ed95666bbe4a5793ca4a38ae5355c357","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/17-m.r.s.-1662","next":"us-me/17-m.r.s.-1664"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}