228.49 NEGOTIATING BILL FOR GOODS CARRIER DOES NOT HAVE. Subdivision 1. Elements of crime. If: (1) a carrier issues a bill for goods; (2) the goods by the terms of the bill appear to have been received for transportation by the carrier; and (3) a person intending to deceive negotiates or transfers the bill for value knowing that the carrier or a connecting carrier does not have or control some or all of the goods; then the person is guilty of a crime. Subd. 2. Penalty. Whoever commits the crime described in subdivision 1 may be sentenced for each offense to imprisonment for not more than five years or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both. History: (5006) 1917 c 399 s 48; 1984 c 628 art 3 s 11; 1988 c 469 art 4 s 1
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