Business & Commerce Code § 251.005

Sec. 251.005. WAREHOUSEMAN ISSUING DUPLICATE OR ADDITIONAL WAREHOUSE RECEIPT. (a) A warehouseman may not issue a duplicate or additional negotiable warehouse receipt for goods if the warehouseman knows at the time of issuance that a previously issued negotiable warehouse receipt describing the goods is outstanding and uncanceled. (b) This section does not apply if: (1) the word "duplicate" is plainly placed on the duplicate or additional negotiable warehouse receipt; or (2) goods described in the outstanding and uncanceled negotiable warehouse receipt were delivered under a court order on proof that the receipt was lost or destroyed. (c) A warehouseman who violates this section commits an offense. An offense under this section is a felony punishable by: (1) imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for a term of not more than five years; (2) a fine not to exceed $5,000; or (3) both the fine and imprisonment. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.