{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-252.007","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Business \u0026 Commerce Code § 252.007","heading":"FRAUDULENTLY NEGOTIATING OR TRANSFERRING BILL OF LADING.","body":"(a) A person may not, with intent to defraud, negotiate or transfer a bill of lading that:\n(1) is issued in violation of Chapter 7; or\n(2) contains a false, material statement of fact.\n(b) A person who violates this section commits an offense. An offense under this section is a felony punishable by imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for a term of not more than 10 years.\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#252.007","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:46:56Z","sha256":"eba7a70a4f8ef0bb965b3941e313625b357ebf854ccf966f929cad3a4fb5a490","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-252.006","next":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-253.001"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}