Indiana § 26-3-2-3 - Issuance of duplicate or additional negotiable receipt with former receipt outstanding
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§ 26-3-2-3. Issuance of duplicate or additional negotiable receipt with former receipt outstanding
Sec. 3. A warehouseman, or any officer, agent, or servant of a warehouseman, who issues a duplicate or additional negotiable receipt for goods, knowing that a former negotiable receipt for the same goods or any part of them is outstanding and uncanceled, without plainly placing upon the face thereof the word "Duplicate," except in case of a lost, stolen, or destroyed receipt, commits a Level 6 felony.
Formerly: Acts 1921, c.100, s.52. As amended by Acts 1978, P.L.2, SEC.2603; P.L.158-2013, SEC.294.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 26-3-2-3 ("Issuance of duplicate or additional negotiable receipt with former receipt outstanding") 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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