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. § 2055)
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§ 2055. Negotiation of bill of lading when goods are not in carrier’s possession
A person who, with intent to deceive, negotiates or transfers for value a bill of
lading knowing that any or all of the goods that by the terms of the bill of lading
appear to have been received for transportation by the carrier that issued the bill
of lading, are not in the possession or control of the carrier or of a connecting
carrier, without disclosing this fact, shall be imprisoned not more than five years
or fined not more than $5,000.00, or both. (Added 1966, No. 29 (Sp. Sess.), § 10.)