{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-human-resources-code-35.012","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Human Resources Code § 35.012","heading":"CRIMINAL PENALTY.","body":"(a) A person commits an offense if the person, in obtaining or attempting to obtain assistance under this chapter for himself or another person:\n(1) makes or causes to be made a statement or representation the person knows to be false; or\n(2) solicits or accepts any assistance for which the person knows that the person for whom the solicitation is made is not eligible.\n(b) An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree.\nAdded by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1208, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.","path":["HUMAN RESOURCES CODE","TITLE 2. HUMAN SERVICES AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES IN GENERAL","SUBTITLE C. ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS","CHAPTER 35. SUPPORT SERVICES FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HR/htm/HR.35.htm#35.012","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:18Z","sha256":"2bff0e90dce8e928a2ef0ab8c8dbff0cdff2c4e797c7b596f43c1937b43cd1c4","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-human-resources-code-35.011","next":"us-tx/tex.-human-resources-code-36.001"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}