{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-885.701","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 885.701","heading":"FALSE STATEMENTS; CRIMINAL PENALTY.","body":"(a) A person commits an offense if the person wilfully makes a false or fraudulent statement or representation:\n(1) in or with reference to an application for membership in a fraternal benefit society authorized to engage in business in this state; or\n(2) for the purpose of obtaining money from or benefits in a fraternal benefit society transacting business under this chapter.\n(b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by:\n(1) a fine of not less than $100 or more than $500;\n(2) confinement in jail for not less than 30 days or more than one year; or\n(3) both the fine and confinement.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.","path":["INSURANCE CODE","TITLE 6. ORGANIZATION OF INSURERS AND RELATED ENTITIES","SUBTITLE E. MUTUAL AND FRATERNAL COMPANIES AND RELATED ENTITIES","CHAPTER 885. FRATERNAL BENEFIT SOCIETIES","SUBCHAPTER O. CRIMINAL PENALTIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.885.htm#885.701","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"468b2091e02ba4a2c9461321b2621e4c56fe232d9799a325f509a97376938bd5","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-885.503","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-885.702"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}