{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-252.005","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Business \u0026 Commerce Code § 252.005","heading":"AGENT ISSUING ORDER BILL OF LADING IN DUPLICATE OR SET OF PARTS.","body":"(a) Except where customary in overseas transportation, an agent of a common carrier may not knowingly issue or aid in issuing an order bill of lading in duplicate or in a set of parts.\n(b) An agent 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; and\n(2) a fine not to exceed $5,000.\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#252.005","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:46:56Z","sha256":"c9098c3c7fd488baef7f00ab09ded8a0b930c5bb405e34a7e26d3be3191e7fc9","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-252.004","next":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-252.006"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}