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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
(a) A person commits an offense if the person:
(1) issues or aids in issuing a receipt or scale weight ticket knowing that the grain covered by the receipt or scale weight ticket has not been actually received at the grain warehouse;
(2) issues or aids in issuing a duplicate or additional negotiable receipt for grain knowing that a former negotiable receipt for the same grain or any part of the grain is outstanding except as permitted by Section 14.055; or
(3) fraudulently and without proper authority represents, forges, alters, counterfeits, or simulates any license, scale weight ticket, or receipt provided for by this chapter.
(b) An offense under this section is a felony of the second degree.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Agriculture Code - AGRIC § 14.073. Penalty for Fraud - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/agriculture-code/agric-sect-14-073/
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