Indiana § 26-3-2-1 - Issuance of receipt for goods not received
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 26-3-2-1 — Issuance of receipt for goods not received, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 26-3-2-1. Issuance of receipt for goods not received
Sec. 1. A warehouseman, or any officer, agent, or servant of a warehouseman, who issues a receipt, knowing that the goods for which the receipt is issued have not been actually received by the warehouseman, or are not under the warehouseman's actual control at the time of issuing the receipt, commits a Level 6 felony.
Formerly: Acts 1921, c.100, s.50. As amended by Acts 1978, P.L.2, SEC.2601; P.L.158-2013, SEC.293.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 26-3-2-1 ("Issuance of receipt for goods not received") is part of the Indiana Code, the codified statutory law of Indiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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