Texas Business & Commerce Code
§ 9.5185 — FRAUDULENT FILING
BC § 9.5185Title 1. UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE · Ch. 9. SECURED TRANSACTIONS · Art. E. FILING
Statute text
View on source(a)A person may not intentionally or knowingly present for filing or cause to be presented for filing a financing statement that the person knows:
(1)is forged;
(2)contains a material false statement; or
(3)is groundless.
(b)A person who violates Subsection (a) is liable to a person injured by the violation for:
(1)the greater of $10,000 or the actual damages caused by the violation;
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Legislative history
Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1016 (S.B. 2221), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.