Warehouseman issuing receipt for goods not received
Official text prohibited actmental stateif conditionpenaltylegal term
Every person carrying on the business of a warehouseman, wharfinger, or other depositary of property, who issues any receipt, bill of lading, or other voucher for any merchandise of any description, which has not been actually received upon the premises of that person, and is not under his or her actual control at the time of issuing such instrument, whether that instrument is issued to a person as being the owner of that merchandise or as security for any indebtedness, is punishable by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170, or by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both.
History: Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 15, Sec. 399. (AB 109) Effective April 4, 2011. Operative October 1, 2011, by Sec. 636 of Ch. 15, as amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 39, Sec. 68.
Simplified explanation
A warehouseman or other depositary who issues a receipt or bill of lading for merchandise not actually received on its premises and under its control faces a felony jail term, a $1,000 fine, or both.