Texas Finance Code

§ 89.101 — CRIMINAL SLANDER

FI § 89.101Title 3. FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND BUSINESSES · Part B. SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS · Ch. 89. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS · Art. C. OFFENSES AND PENALTIES

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(a)A person commits an offense if the person:

(1)knowingly makes, utters, circulates, or transmits to another person a statement that is untrue and derogatory to the financial condition of an association; or

(2)with intent to injure an association counsels, aids, procures, or induces another person to originate, make, utter, transmit, or circulate a statement or rumor that is untrue and derogatory to the financial condition of the association.

(b)An offense under Subsection (a) is a state jail felony. Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1008, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by:

Legislative history

Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 25.062, eff. September 1, 2009. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 464 (S.B. 1008), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2013.