Sec. 37.101. FRAUDULENT FILING OF FINANCING STATEMENT. (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.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 189, Sec. 10, eff. May 21, 1997.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 8 - Offenses Against Public Administration
Chapter 37 - Perjury and Other Falsification
Section 37.03. Aggravated Perjury
Section 37.06. Inconsistent Statements
Section 37.07. Irregularities No Defense
Section 37.081. False Report Regarding Missing Child or Missing Person
Section 37.082. Misrepresenting Child as Family Member at Port of Entry
Section 37.09. Tampering With or Fabricating Physical Evidence
Section 37.10. Tampering With Governmental Record
Section 37.101. Fraudulent Filing of Financing Statement
Section 37.11. Impersonating Public Servant
Section 37.12. False Identification as Peace Officer; Misrepresentation of Property
Section 37.13. Record of a Fraudulent Court
Section 37.14. False Statement Regarding Child Custody Determination Made in Foreign Country