Texas statute
Tex. Penal Code § 37.101 — Fraudulent filing of financing statement
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 § 37.101
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) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly presents for filing or causes to be presented for filing a financing statement that the person knows: (1) is forged; (2) contains a material false statement; or (3) is groundless. (b) An offense under Subsection (a)(1) is a felony of the third degree, unless it is shown on the trial of the offense that the person had previously been convicted under this section on two or more occasions, in which event the offense is a felony of the second degree. An offense under Subsection (a)(2) or (a)(3) is a Class A misdemeanor, unless the person commits the offense with the intent to defraud or harm another, in which event the offense is a state jail felony.
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