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Section 41-52 - Inducing carrier to issue bill when goods have not been received.

CT Gen Stat § 41-52 (2019) (N/A)
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Any person who, with intent to defraud, secures the issue, by a carrier, of a bill, knowing that any or all of the goods described in such bill as received for transportation have not, at the time of such issue, been received by such carrier, or an agent of such carrier, or a connecting carrier, or are not under the carrier's control, by inducing an officer, agent or servant of such carrier falsely to believe that such goods have been received by such carrier or are under its control, shall, for each offense, be guilty of a class D felony.

(1949 Rev., S. 6615; P.A. 13-258, S. 106.)

History: P.A. 13-258 changed penalty from fine of not more than $5,000 or imprisonment of not more than 5 years to a class D felony.

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