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Tex. Agric. Code § 14A.007

DUPLICATE RECEIPTS

Renumbered from Sec. 14.209 and amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1124, Sec. 1, eff

(a) A public warehouse operator may not issue a duplicate receipt or two receipts bearing the same number from the same warehouse during the same calendar year, except as provided by Subsection (b).

(b) If a receipt is lost or destroyed, the public warehouse operator shall issue a new receipt that:

(1) bears the same date and number as the original receipt;

(2) is plainly marked "duplicate" on its face; and

(3) is secured with a deposit:

(A) made by the person requesting the duplicate receipt; and

(B) acceptable to the warehouse operator to protect a person who may hold the original receipt in good faith and for valuable consideration.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.