Texas Insurance Code

§ 885.701 — FALSE STATEMENTS; CRIMINAL PENALTY

IN § 885.701Title 6. ORGANIZATION OF INSURERS AND RELATED ENTITIES · Part E. MUTUAL AND FRATERNAL COMPANIES AND RELATED ENTITIES · Ch. 885. FRATERNAL BENEFIT SOCIETIES · Art. O. CRIMINAL PENALTIES

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(a)A person commits an offense if the person wilfully makes a false or fraudulent statement or representation:

(1)in or with reference to an application for membership in a fraternal benefit society authorized to engage in business in this state; or

(2)for the purpose of obtaining money from or benefits in a fraternal benefit society transacting business under this chapter.

(b)An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by:

(1)a fine of not less than $100 or more than $500;

(2)confinement in jail for not less than 30 days or more than one year; or

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.