Section 2033.012. False Statements

TX Occ Code § 2033.012 (2019) (N/A)
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Sec. 2033.012. FALSE STATEMENTS. (a) In this section, "statement" means a representation of fact, including:

(1) a written or oral statement; or

(2) a sworn or unsworn statement.

(b) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly makes a material and false, incorrect, or deceptive statement to another person who is conducting an investigation or exercising discretion under this subtitle or a rule adopted under this subtitle.

(c) An offense under this section is a state jail felony unless the statement was material in a commission action relating to a racetrack license, in which event the offense is a felony of the third degree.

Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 963 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2019.