Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
TRANSPORTATION CODE |
Title 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC |
Subtitle A. CERTIFICATES OF TITLE AND REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES |
Chapter 501. CERTIFICATE OF TITLE ACT |
Subchapter H. PENALTIES AND OTHER ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS |
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.