Sec. 823.502. OFFENSE OF SUBSCRIBING TO OR MAKING FALSE STATEMENT  


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  • (a) A person commits an offense if the person is an officer, director, or employee of a domestic insurer or the insurer's insurance holding company system and wilfully and knowingly subscribes to or makes or causes to be made a false statement on a written instrument required to be filed with the commissioner.

    (b) An offense under Subsection (a) is a felony punishable by:

    (1) imprisonment for a term of not less than two years;

    (2) a fine not to exceed $10,000 for each violation; or

    (3) both fine and imprisonment under this subsection.

    (c) A person on whom a fine is imposed under this section shall pay the fine in that person's individual capacity.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.