{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-251.004","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Business \u0026 Commerce Code § 251.004","heading":"WAREHOUSEMAN ISSUING WAREHOUSE RECEIPT WITHOUT CONTROL OF GOODS.","body":"(a) A warehouseman may not issue a warehouse receipt for goods if the warehouseman knows at the time of issuance that the goods described in the receipt are not under the warehouseman's control.\n(b) A warehouseman who violates this section commits an offense. An offense under this section is a felony punishable by:\n(1) imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for a term of not more than five years;\n(2) a fine not to exceed $5,000; or\n(3) both the fine and imprisonment.\nAdded by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.","path":["BUSINESS AND COMMERCE CODE","TITLE 7. RECEIPTS, DOCUMENTS OF TITLE, AND OTHER INSTRUMENTS","CHAPTER 251. WAREHOUSE RECEIPTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/BC/htm/BC.251.htm#251.004","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:46:56Z","sha256":"c1c1ae012aedd2d3e10ea089fd63539ade55996ef29d00d566ea1933b700fdc7","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-251.003","next":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-251.005"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}