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Texas Business & Commerce Code

§ 71.203 — CRIMINAL PENALTY: FRAUDULENT FILING

BC § 71.203Title 5. REGULATION OF BUSINESSES AND SERVICES · Part A. GENERAL PRACTICES · Ch. 71. ASSUMED BUSINESS OR PROFESSIONAL NAME · Art. E. PENALTIES

Statute text

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(a)A person may not knowingly or intentionally sign and present for filing or cause to be presented for filing a document authorized or required to be filed under this chapter that:
(1)indicates that the person signing the document has the authority to act on behalf of the entity for which the document is presented and the person does not have that authority;
(2)contains a material false statement; or
(3)is forged.
(b)A person commits an offense if the person violates Subsection (a). An offense under this subsection is punishable as if it were an offense under Section 37.10, Penal Code.

Legislative history

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.

Source: Texas Business & Commerce Code § 71.203 from the Texas Constitution and Statutes (Texas Legislature) (public record). DecisionDepot is for informational use only and is not legal advice — verify against the official source before relying on this text.