{"data":{"id":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-228.48","jurisdiction":"us-mn","citation":"Minn. Stat. § 228.48","heading":"NEGOTIATING BILL WITHOUT CLEAR TITLE TO GOODS.","body":"Subdivision 1. Elements of crime.\nIf:\n(1) a person ships goods without having title to the goods or with a lien or mortgage on them;\n(2) the person takes a negotiable bill for the goods; and\n(3) the person later negotiates the bill for value with intent to deceive and without disclosing the lack of title or the existence of the lien or mortgage;\nthen the person is guilty of a crime.\nSubd. 2. Penalty.\nWhoever commits the crime described in subdivision 1 may be sentenced for each offense to imprisonment for not more than 364 days or to payment of a fine of not more than $3,000, or both.","path":["FARM PRODUCTS, COMMERCIAL PRACTICES","CHAPTER 228. CRIMES INVOLVING BILLS OF LADING"],"source_url":"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/228.48","current_through":"2025 Minnesota Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T22:10:37Z","sha256":"0f554fabfead94c15d36cc448d7c813051c479e8a9cc96e61d178b683f48b7c6","source_id":"us-mn","stale":false,"prev":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-228.47","next":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-228.49"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}