Tex. Insurance Code § 885.701: FALSE STATEMENTS; CRIMINAL PENALTY.

(a) A person commits an offense if the person wilfully makes a false or fraudulent statement or representation:

(1) in or with reference to an application for membership in a fraternal benefit society authorized to engage in business in this state; or

(2) for the purpose of obtaining money from or benefits in a fraternal benefit society transacting business under this chapter.

(b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by:

(1) a fine of not less than $100 or more than $500;

(2) confinement in jail for not less than 30 days or more than one year; or

(3) both the fine and confinement.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.