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Texas Business Organizations Code

§ 4.008 — OFFENSE; PENALTY

BO § 4.008Title 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS · Ch. 4. FILINGS · Art. A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

Statute text

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(a)A person commits an offense if the person signs or directs the filing of a filing instrument that the person knows is materially false with intent that the filing instrument be delivered on behalf of an entity to the secretary of state for filing.
(b)An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor unless the actor's intent is to defraud or harm another, in which event the offense is a state jail felony.

Legislative history

Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 182, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.

Source: Texas Business Organizations Code § 4.008 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.