CHAPTER 251. WAREHOUSE RECEIPTS - Texas Statutes

BUSINESS AND COMMERCE CODE

TITLE 7. RECEIPTS, DOCUMENTS OF TITLE, AND OTHER INSTRUMENTS

CHAPTER 251. WAREHOUSE RECEIPTS

Sec. 251.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:

(1) "Goods" means all things treated as movable for purposes of

a contract of storage or transportation.

(2) "Issue" includes aiding in the issuance of a warehouse

receipt.

(3) "Warehouse receipt" means a receipt issued by a

warehouseman.

(4) "Warehouseman" means a person engaged in the business of

storing goods for hire. The term includes an officer, agent, or

employee of a warehouseman.

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.

885, Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.

Sec. 251.002. WAREHOUSEMAN ISSUING FRAUDULENT WAREHOUSE RECEIPT.

(a) A warehouseman may not, with intent to defraud, issue a

warehouse receipt that contains a false statement.

(b) A warehouseman who violates this section commits an offense.

An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by:

(1) confinement in the county jail for a term of not more than

one year;

(2) a fine not to exceed $1,000; or

(3) both the fine and confinement.

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.

885, Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.

Sec. 251.003. WAREHOUSEMAN FAILING TO STATE WAREHOUSEMAN'S

OWNERSHIP OF GOODS ON RECEIPT. (a) A warehouseman may not

knowingly issue a negotiable warehouse receipt describing goods

the warehouseman owns, whether solely, jointly, or in common, and

is storing, unless the warehouseman states the warehouseman's

ownership of the goods on the receipt.

(b) A warehouseman who violates this section commits an offense.

An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by:

(1) confinement in the county jail for a term of not more than

one year; or

(2) a fine not to exceed $1,000.

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.

885, Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.

Sec. 251.004. WAREHOUSEMAN ISSUING WAREHOUSE RECEIPT WITHOUT

CONTROL OF GOODS. (a) A warehouseman may not issue a warehouse

receipt for goods if the warehouseman knows at the time of

issuance that the goods described in the receipt are not under

the warehouseman's control.

(b) 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, Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.

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, Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.

Sec. 251.006. WAREHOUSEMAN WRONGFULLY DELIVERING GOODS. (a) A

warehouseman may not knowingly deliver goods that are described

in a negotiable warehouse receipt and stored with the

warehouseman, unless the receipt is surrendered to the

warehouseman at or before the time the warehouseman delivers the

goods.

(b) This section does not apply if the goods are:

(1) delivered under a court order on proof that the negotiable

warehouse receipt describing the goods was lost or destroyed;

(2) lawfully sold to satisfy a warehouseman's lien; or

(3) disposed of because of the perishable or hazardous nature of

the goods.

(c) A warehouseman who violates this section commits an offense.

An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by:

(1) confinement in the county jail for a term of not more than

one year;

(2) a fine not to exceed $1,000; or

(3) both the fine and confinement.

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.

885, Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.

Sec. 251.007. FAILURE TO DISCLOSE LACK OF OWNERSHIP OF GOODS.

(a) A person who obtains a negotiable warehouse receipt

describing goods the person does not own may not, with intent to

defraud, negotiate the receipt for value without disclosing the

person's lack of ownership.

(b) A person who violates this section commits an offense. An

offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by:

(1) confinement in the county jail for a term of not more than

one year;

(2) a fine not to exceed $1,000; or

(3) both the fine and confinement.

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.

885, Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.

Sec. 251.008. FAILURE TO DISCLOSE EXISTENCE OF LIEN ON GOODS.

(a) A person who obtains a negotiable warehouse receipt

describing goods subject to a lien may not, with intent to

defraud, negotiate the receipt for value without disclosing the

lien's existence.

(b) A person who violates this section commits an offense. An

offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by:

(1) confinement in the county jail for a term of not more than

one year;

(2) a fine not to exceed $1,000; or

(3) both the fine and confinement.

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.

885, Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.