Texas § TN.501.155 - FALSE NAME, FALSE INFORMATION, AND FORGERY

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§ TN.501.155. FALSE NAME, FALSE INFORMATION, AND FORGERY

FALSE NAME, FALSE INFORMATION, AND FORGERY. (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 (H.B. 2357 ), Sec. 66, eff. January 1, 2012.

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