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Section 18-201 – Issuance of Bill of Lading for Goods Not Received

    (a)    A person or his agent or officer may not issue a bill of lading, receipt, acknowledgment, or voucher for transport of any goods if, at the time the instrument is issued, the person has not actually received the goods for transport.     (b)    An officer, agent, or employee of a carrier may not issue or aid in […]

Section 18-202 – Issuance of Duplicate Bills of Lading Not So Marked

    An officer, agent, or employee of a carrier may not issue or aid in issuing a duplicate or additional negotiable bill of lading for any goods in violation of § 7-402 of this article:         (1)    With intent to defraud; and         (2)    With knowledge that the original bill of lading for the goods is outstanding and uncancelled.

Section 18-203 – Negotiation of Bill of Lading When Goods Not in Carrier’s Possession

    A person may not negotiate or transfer for value a bill of lading:         (1)    With intent to defraud;         (2)    With knowledge that any of the goods which appear by the terms of the bill of lading to have been received for transportation by the carrier which issued the bill of lading are not in the possession or […]

Section 18-204 – Inducing Carrier to Issue Bill of Lading for Goods Not Received

    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 […]