False Statements

Sec. 2033.012. FALSE STATEMENTS. (a) In this section, "statement" means a representation of fact, including: (1) a written or oral statement; or (2) a sworn or unsworn statement. (b) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly makes a material and false, incorrect, or deceptive statement to another person who is conducting an investigation or exercising discretion under this subtitle or a rule adopted under this subtitle. (c) An offense under this section is a state jail felony unless the statement was material in a commission action relating to a racetrack license, in which event the offense is a felony of the third degree. Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 963 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2019.