The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
Subchapter
001
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BILLS OF LADING
(Cite as: 13 V.S.A. § 2051)
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§ 2051. Issue of bill of lading for goods not received
An officer, agent, or servant or a carrier, who, with intent to defraud, issues or
aids in issuing a bill of lading, knowing that all or any part of the goods for which
the bill of lading is issued, has not been received by such carrier or by an agent
of such carrier or by a connecting carrier or is not under the carrier’s control at
the time of issuing the bill of lading, shall be imprisoned not more than five years
or fined not more than $5,000.00, or both. (Added 1966, No. 29 (Sp. Sess.), § 6.)