§ 18-204
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§18–204.
A person may not secure the issuance by a carrier of a bill of lading by inducing an officer, agent, or employee of the carrier to believe falsely that the goods were received by the carrier or are under its control:
(1)With intent to defraud; and
(2)With knowledge that, at the time the bill of lading is issued, any of the goods described in the bill of lading as received for transportation:
(i)Have not been received by the carrier, its agent, or a connecting carrier; or
(ii)Are not under the carrier’s control.