Tex. Bus. & Com. Code § 252.005 · Chapter 252. BILLS OF LADING
AGENT ISSUING ORDER BILL OF LADING IN DUPLICATE OR SET OF PARTS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(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.
(b) An agent who violates this section commits an offense. An offense under this section is a felony punishable by:
(1) imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for a term of not more than five years; and
(2) a fine not to exceed $5,000.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/BC/htm/BC.252.htm
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- Composed by
- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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