Any person who deposits or attempts to deposit in a public warehouse any commodities upon which a lien or mortgage exists, without notifying the manager of the public warehouse, and any person who, in order to procure any warehouse receipt, knowingly makes any false statement of material fact shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a felony. The fine for a violation of this section shall not be more than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00), or by imprisonment in the State Penitentiary for a period of not more than two (2) years, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Added by Laws 1955, p. 83, art. 9(B), § 17, emerg. eff. June 3, 1955. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 96, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 33, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2000, c. 243, § 96, emerg. eff. May 24, 2000.
NOTE: Laws 1997, c. 10, § 15 repealed by Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 452, eff. July 1, 1999.
NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 96 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.