{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-2253.079","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 2253.079","heading":"CRIMINAL OFFENSE FOR FALSE AND FRAUDULENT CLAIM.","body":"(a) A person commits an offense if the person wilfully files a false and fraudulent claim under this chapter.\n(b) An offense under this section is subject to the penalty for false swearing.\nAdded by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 10. GENERAL GOVERNMENT","SUBTITLE F. STATE AND LOCAL CONTRACTS AND FUND MANAGEMENT","CHAPTER 2253. PUBLIC WORK PERFORMANCE AND PAYMENT BONDS","SUBCHAPTER D. CLAIMS ON BONDS; ENFORCEMENT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.2253.htm#2253.079","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"a456ba0dff900d4e2b12b406ce08ad2692691fc6dec2ae68ea7a89ef1e00c07b","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-2253.078","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-2254.001"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}