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Tex. Labor Code § 214.001: FRAUDULENTLY OBTAINING BENEFITS OR OTHER PAYMENT.

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LABOR CODE
TITLE 4. EMPLOYMENT SERVICES AND UNEMPLOYMENT
SUBTITLE A. TEXAS UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION ACT
CHAPTER 214. OFFENSES, PENALTIES, AND SANCTIONS

(a) A person commits an offense if, to obtain or increase a benefit or other payment, either for the person or another person, under this subtitle, the unemployment compensation law of another state, or any act or program of the United States that is administered by the commission, the person:

(1) makes a false statement or representation, knowing it to be false; or

(2) knowingly fails to disclose a material fact.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.

Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.

Collected 2026-08-27T01:47:24Z. Source file · JSON

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