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<section article="gcl" article_name="Commercial Law" number="18-301" title_number="18" title_name="Bills of Lading and Warehouse Receipts -- Criminal Provisions" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Warehouse Receipts">
  <level label="a">
    <text>A person or his agent or officer may not issue any warehouse receipt, acceptance of an order, or other voucher for storage or deposit in the State of any goods if, at the time the instrument is issued, the goods are not:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>In his actual possession or custody;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>On his premises; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Under his absolute and exclusive control.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>A warehouseman or his officer, agent, or employee may not issue or aid in issuing a warehouse receipt for any goods with the knowledge that, at the time the warehouse receipt is issued, the goods:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Have not been received by the warehouseman; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Are not under the control of the warehouseman.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
