{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-85.386","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Natural Resources Code § 85.386","heading":"FORGING NAMES ON PERMITS AND TENDERS.","body":"A person shall be imprisoned in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for not less than two nor more than five years if he:\n(1) forges the name of an agent, officer, or employee of the commission to a permit or tender of the commission relating to oil or gas or any product or by-product of oil or gas;\n(2) forges the name of any person to such a tender or permit; or\n(3) knowingly uses a forged instrument to induce another to handle or transport oil or gas or any product or by-product of oil or gas.\nActs 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2529, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.\nAmended by:\nActs 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 25.133, eff. September 1, 2009.","path":["NATURAL RESOURCES CODE","TITLE 3. OIL AND GAS","SUBTITLE B. CONSERVATION AND REGULATION OF OIL AND GAS","CHAPTER 85. CONSERVATION OF OIL AND GAS","SUBCHAPTER K. PENALTIES, IMPRISONMENT, AND CONFINEMENT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/NR/htm/NR.85.htm#85.386","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:28Z","sha256":"5c7aeaf573dfc8966e0999a46f2309cd27d1938b3aafc02905080e039e3c30de","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-85.3855","next":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-85.387"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}