{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-466.312","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 466.312","heading":"FALSE, INCORRECT, OR DECEPTIVE STATEMENT.","body":"(a) A person commits an offense if the person intentionally or knowingly makes a material and false, incorrect, or deceptive statement to a person conducting an investigation or exercising discretion under this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter.\n(b) In this section, \"statement\" includes:\n(1) a written or oral statement; and\n(2) a sworn or unsworn statement.\n(c) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.\nAdded by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 107, Sec. 4.03(b), eff. Aug. 30, 1993. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 6.41, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH","SUBTITLE E. OTHER EXECUTIVE AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS","CHAPTER 466. STATE LOTTERY","SUBCHAPTER G. OFFENSES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.466.htm#466.312","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"0241791c63523504003d2939d16db2c4ecd98219e74b1d2db9bdbea909c635b6","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-466.311","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-466.313"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}