Wyoming § 34-17-101 - Issue of receipt for goods not received.
Full text of Wyoming Wyoming Statutes Annotated § 34-17-101 — Issue of receipt for goods not received., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 34-17-101. Issue of receipt for goods not received.
A warehouseman, or any officer, agent, or servant of a warehouseman, who issues or aids in issuing a receipt knowing that the goods for which such receipt is issued have not been actually received by such warehouseman, or are not under his actual control at the time of issuing such receipt, shall be guilty of a crime, and upon conviction shall be punished for each offense by imprisonment not exceeding five (5) years, or by a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), or by both.
Source: official Wyoming text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 34-17-101 ("Issue of receipt for goods not received.") is part of the Wyoming Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of Wyoming. 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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