49 U.S.C. § 80116 — Criminal penalty
submitted 32 years ago by Pub. L. 103-272 to r/title-49-TRANSPORTATION · 79 words · no verdicts yet
This law sets criminal penalties for bill-of-lading fraud. A person can be fined and imprisoned up to five years. This applies to fraud, forgery, or knowingly passing off a fake or false bill of lading.
This section lists crimes related to bills of lading covered by this chapter. Anyone convicted faces a fine set under title 18 (the general federal criminal code) and up to 5 years in prison, or both.
A person breaks this law if they do either of the following:
(1) Violate this chapter with intent to defraud someone — meaning they break a rule in this chapter on purpose to cheat someone.
(2) Knowingly, or with intent to defraud, do one of these three things:
(A) Falsely make, alter, or copy a bill of lading covered by this chapter.
(B) Utter, publish, or issue a bill of lading they know is falsely made, altered, or copied — meaning they put a fake bill into use.
(C) Negotiate or transfer a bill for value (sell or trade it for something of worth) when they know it contains a false statement.
A person shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both, if the person—
violates this chapter with intent to defraud; or
knowingly or with intent to defraud—
falsely makes, alters, or copies a bill of lading subject to this chapter;
utters, publishes, or issues a falsely made, altered, or copied bill subject to this chapter; or
negotiates or transfers for value a bill containing a false statement.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1353.)
- 1994Enacted · Pub. L. 103-272 · 108 Stat. 1353
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 103-272 on 1994-07-05.
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