{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-214.004","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Labor Code § 214.004","heading":"FRAUDULENTLY AVOIDING CONTRIBUTION OR PAYMENT OF BENEFITS.","body":"(a) A person commits an offense if the person makes a false representation, knowing it to be false, or knowingly fails to disclose a material fact, to:\n(1) prevent or reduce the payment of benefits to an individual entitled to the benefits;\n(2) avoid becoming or remaining subject to this subtitle; or\n(3) avoid or reduce any contribution or other payment required from an employing unit under this subtitle.\n(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.\nActs 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.","path":["LABOR CODE","TITLE 4. EMPLOYMENT SERVICES AND UNEMPLOYMENT","SUBTITLE A. TEXAS UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION ACT","CHAPTER 214. OFFENSES, PENALTIES, AND SANCTIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LA/htm/LA.214.htm#214.004","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:24Z","sha256":"507dd17bb6a7ee1f7d1d5cf4792d9b328ad6fe10912629b3bb708515984175a5","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-214.003","next":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-214.005"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}