Sec. 85.387. PROCURING TENDERS AND PERMITS. A person shall be imprisoned in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for not less than two nor more than five years if he:
(1) knowingly procures or causes an agent, officer, or employee of the commission to approve or issue a permit or tender of the commission relating to oil or gas or any product or by-product of oil or gas that includes a statement or representation that is false and that materially misrepresents the true facts respecting the oil or gas or any product or by-product of either; or
(2) procures or causes an agent, officer, or employee of the commission to issue to him a permit or tender relating to oil or gas or any product or by-product of either with the intent to defraud.
Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2529, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 25.134, eff. September 1, 2009.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle B - Conservation and Regulation of Oil and Gas
Chapter 85 - Conservation of Oil and Gas
Subchapter K. Penalties, Imprisonment, and Confinement
Section 85.381. Penalty for Violation of Laws, Rules, and Orders
Section 85.3855. Administrative Penalty
Section 85.386. Forging Names on Permits and Tenders
Section 85.387. Procuring Tenders and Permits