Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 35.012

Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.

Section 35.012 - Criminal Penalty

(a) A person commits an offense if the person, in obtaining or attempting to obtain assistance under this chapter for himself or another person:

(1) makes or causes to be made a statement or representation the person knows to be false; or

(2) solicits or accepts any assistance for which the person knows that the person for whom the solicitation is made is not eligible.

(b) An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree.

Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 35.012

Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1208, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1989.