{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-252.003","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Business \u0026 Commerce Code § 252.003","heading":"AGENT WRONGFULLY FAILING OR REFUSING TO ISSUE BILL OF LADING.","body":"(a) In this section, \"common carrier\" does not include a pipeline company or express company.\n(b) An agent of a common carrier may not after lawful demand fail or refuse to issue a bill of lading in accordance with Chapter 7 or a rule of the railroad commission.\n(c) An agent who violates this section commits an offense. An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by:\n(1) confinement in the county jail for a term of not more than six months;\n(2) a fine not to exceed $200; or\n(3) both the fine and confinement.\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 252. BILLS OF LADING"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/BC/htm/BC.252.htm#252.003","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:46:56Z","sha256":"0f3cab83aa331267c0f668801aa6daa259d555723c712c326d3859be111af6a7","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-252.002","next":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-252.004"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}