Sec. 501.155. FALSE NAME, FALSE INFORMATION, AND FORGERY  


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  • (a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly provides false or incorrect information or without legal authority signs the name of another person on:

    (1) an application for a title;

    (2) an application for a certified copy of an original title;

    (3) an assignment of title for a motor vehicle;

    (4) a discharge of a lien on a title for a motor vehicle; or

    (5) any other document required by the department or necessary to the transfer of ownership of a motor vehicle.

    (b) An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree.

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296 , Sec. 66, eff. January 1, 2012.