Texas Penal Code
§ 37.10 — TAMPERING WITH GOVERNMENTAL RECORD
PE § 37.10Title 8. OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION · Ch. 37. PERJURY AND OTHER FALSIFICATION
Statute text
View on source(a)A person commits an offense if he:
(1)knowingly makes a false entry in, or false alteration of, a governmental record;
(2)makes, presents, or uses any record, document, or thing with knowledge of its falsity and with intent that it be taken as a genuine governmental record;
(3)intentionally destroys, conceals, removes, or otherwise impairs the verity, legibility, or availability of a governmental record;
(4)possesses, sells, or offers to sell a governmental record or a blank governmental record form with intent that it be used unlawfully;
(5)makes, presents, or uses a governmental record with knowledge of its falsity; or
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Legislative history
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1364 (H.B. 126), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1085 (H.B. 3024), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2007. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 73 (H.B. 1813), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1130 (H.B. 2086), Sec. 31, eff. September 1, 2009. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 510 (S.B. 124), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 690 (H.B. 644), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2015. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 943 (H.B. 3), Sec. 3.087, eff. September 1, 2019. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1006 (H.B. 4555), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2021. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 125 (H.B. 914), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2023.