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Tex. Penal Code § 37.01 — Definitions
Current through 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)
Part of Chapter 37: PERJURY AND OTHER FALSIFICATION, Texas Penal Code.
Full text of Tex. Penal Code § 37.01
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.
In this chapter: (1) "Court record" means a decree, judgment, order, subpoena, warrant, minutes, or other document issued by a court of: (A) this state; (B) another state; (C) the United States; (D) a foreign country recognized by an act of congress or a treaty or other international convention to which the United States is a party; (E) an Indian tribe recognized by the United States; or (F) any other jurisdiction, territory, or protectorate entitled to full faith and credit in this state under the United States Constitution. (2) "Governmental record" means: (A) anything belonging to, received by, or kept by government for information, including a court record; (B) anything required by law to be kept by others for information of government; (C) a license, certificate, permit, seal, title, letter of patent, or similar document issued by government, by another state, by the United States, or by a foreign government engaged in a reciprocal treaty or memorandum of understanding with the United States; (D) a standard proof of motor vehicle liability insurance form described by Section 601.081 , Transportation Code, a certificate of an insurance company described by Section 601.083 of that code, a document purporting to be such a form or certificate that is not issued by an insurer authorized to write motor vehicle liability insurance in this state, an electronic submission in a form described by Section 502.046 (i), Transportation Code, or an evidence of financial responsibility described by Section 601.053 of that code; (E) an official ballot or other election record; (F) the written documentation a mobile food unit is required to obtain under Section 437.0074 , Health and Safety Code; or (G) a temporary tag issued under Chapter 502 or 503 , Transportation Code. (3) "Statement" means any representation of fact.
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