Texas § PE.37.13 - RECORD OF A FRAUDULENT COURT
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§ PE.37.13. RECORD OF A FRAUDULENT COURT
RECORD OF A FRAUDULENT COURT. (a) A person commits an offense if the person makes, presents, or uses any document or other record with: (1) knowledge that the document or other record is not a record of a court created under or established by the constitution or laws of this state or of the United States; and (2) the intent that the document or other record be given the same legal effect as a record of a court created under or established by the constitution or laws of this state or of the United States. (b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor, except that the offense is a felony of the third degree if it is shown on the trial of the offense that the defendant has previously been convicted under this section on two or more occasions. (c) If conduct that constitutes an offense under this section also constitutes an offense under Section 32.48 or 37.10 , the actor may be prosecuted under any of those sections. Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 189, Sec. 8, eff. May 21, 1997.
Source: official Texas text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section PE.37.13 ("RECORD OF A FRAUDULENT COURT") 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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