Sec. 252.004.  AGENT ISSUING FRAUDULENT BILL OF LADING.  (a)  In this section, "common carrier" does not include a pipeline company or express company.
(b)  An agent of a common carrier may not with intent to defraud a person:
(1)  issue a bill of lading;
(2)  incorrectly describe goods or the quantity of goods in a bill of lading; or
(3)  issue a bill of lading without authority.
(c)  An agent who violates this section commits an offense.  An offense under this section is a felony punishable by imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for a term of not more than 10 years or less than two years.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.