{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-255.005","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Election Code § 255.005","heading":"MISREPRESENTATION OF IDENTITY.","body":"(a) A person commits an offense if, with intent to injure a candidate or influence the result of an election, the person misrepresents the person's identity or, if acting or purporting to act as an agent, misrepresents the identity of the agent's principal, in political advertising or a campaign communication.\n(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.\nAmended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 899, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 249, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.","path":["ELECTION CODE","TITLE 15. REGULATING POLITICAL FUNDS AND CAMPAIGNS","CHAPTER 255. REGULATING POLITICAL ADVERTISING AND CAMPAIGN COMMUNICATIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.255.htm#255.005","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:06Z","sha256":"e09c7ed76cf3145d49605f696ff45518aabb7f558714327968115d1c00e66925","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-255.004","next":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-255.006"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}