{"data":{"id":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-228.49","jurisdiction":"us-mn","citation":"Minn. Stat. § 228.49","heading":"NEGOTIATING BILL FOR GOODS CARRIER DOES NOT HAVE.","body":"Subdivision 1. Elements of crime.\nIf:\n(1) a carrier issues a bill for goods;\n(2) the goods by the terms of the bill appear to have been received for transportation by the carrier; and\n(3) a person intending to deceive negotiates or transfers the bill for value knowing that the carrier or a connecting carrier does not have or control some or all of the goods;\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 five years or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both.","path":["FARM PRODUCTS, COMMERCIAL PRACTICES","CHAPTER 228. CRIMES INVOLVING BILLS OF LADING"],"source_url":"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/228.49","current_through":"2025 Minnesota Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T22:10:37Z","sha256":"ead6c22aa2e62e441db552225b8cfc6c56a77313c345f09f6b4a7d1fcedfe54b","source_id":"us-mn","stale":false,"prev":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-228.48","next":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-228.50"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}