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Tex. Penal Code § 37.11 — Impersonating public servant

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 § 37.11

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.

Tex. Penal Code § 37.11Primary source, current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

(a) A person commits an offense if the person: (1) impersonates a public servant with intent to induce another to submit to the person's pretended official authority or to rely on the person's pretended official acts; or (2) knowingly purports to exercise, without legal authority, any function of a public servant or of a public office, including that of a judge and court. (b) An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree.

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