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Tex. Penal Code § 32.52 — Fraudulent, substandard, or fictitious degree
Current through 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)
Part of Chapter 32: FRAUD, Texas Penal Code.
Full text of Tex. Penal Code § 32.52
Statutory text current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025). This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Texas.
(a) In this section, "fraudulent or substandard degree" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.302 , Education Code. (b) A person commits an offense if the person: (1) uses or claims to hold a postsecondary degree that the person knows: (A) is a fraudulent or substandard degree; (B) is fictitious or has otherwise not been granted to the person; or (C) has been revoked; and (2) uses or claims to hold that degree: (A) in a written or oral advertisement or other promotion of a business; or (B) with the intent to: (i) obtain employment; (ii) obtain a license or certificate to practice a trade, profession, or occupation; (iii) obtain a promotion, a compensation or other benefit, or an increase in compensation or other benefit, in employment or in the practice of a trade, profession, or occupation; (iv) obtain admission to an educational program in this state; or (v) gain a position in government with authority over another person, regardless of whether the actor receives compensation for the position. (c) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor. (d) If conduct that constitutes an offense under this section also constitutes an offense under any other law, the actor may be prosecuted under this section or the other law.
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