Texas Penal Code
§ 35.02 — INSURANCE FRAUD
PE § 35.02Title 7. OFFENSES AGAINST PROPERTY · Ch. 35. INSURANCE FRAUD
Statute text
View on source(a)A person commits an offense if, with intent to defraud or deceive an insurer, the person, in support of a claim for payment under an insurance policy:
(1)prepares or causes to be prepared a statement that:
(A)the person knows contains false or misleading material information; and
(B)is presented to an insurer; or
(2)presents or causes to be presented to an insurer a statement that the person knows contains false or misleading material information. (a-1) A person commits an offense if the person, with intent to defraud or deceive an insurer and in support of an application for an insurance policy:
(1)prepares or causes to be prepared a statement that:
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Legislative history
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1162 (H.B. 3376), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2005. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1251 (H.B. 1396), Sec. 25, eff. September 1, 2015.