Texas § AG.14.073 - PENALTY FOR FRAUD
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§ AG.14.073. PENALTY FOR FRAUD
PENALTY FOR FRAUD. (a) A person commits an offense if the person: (1) issues or aids in issuing a receipt or scale weight ticket knowing that the grain covered by the receipt or scale weight ticket has not been actually received at the grain warehouse; (2) issues or aids in issuing a duplicate or additional negotiable receipt for grain knowing that a former negotiable receipt for the same grain or any part of the grain is outstanding except as permitted by Section 14.055 ; or (3) fraudulently and without proper authority represents, forges, alters, counterfeits, or simulates any license, scale weight ticket, or receipt provided for by this chapter. (b) An offense under this section is a felony of the second degree. Renumbered from Sec. 14.029 and amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1124, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
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Section AG.14.073 ("PENALTY FOR FRAUD") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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