Tex. Bus. & Com. Code § 251.002

Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.

Section 251.002 - Warehouseman Issuing Fraudulent Warehouse Receipt

(a) A warehouseman may not, with intent to defraud, issue a warehouse receipt that contains a false statement.

(b) A warehouseman who violates this section commits an offense. An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by:

(1) confinement in the county jail for a term of not more than one year;

(2) a fine not to exceed $1,000; or

(3) both the fine and confinement.

Tex. Bus. and Comm. Code § 251.002

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885, Sec. 2.01, eff. 4/1/2009.