{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-2033.012","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 2033.012","heading":"FALSE STATEMENTS.","body":"(a) In this section, \"statement\" means a representation of fact, including:\n(1) a written or oral statement; or\n(2) a sworn or unsworn statement.\n(b) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly makes a material and false, incorrect, or deceptive statement to another person who is conducting an investigation or exercising discretion under this subtitle or a rule adopted under this subtitle.\n(c) An offense under this section is a state jail felony unless the statement was material in a commission action relating to a racetrack license, in which event the offense is a felony of the third degree.\nAdded by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 963 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2019.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 13. SPORTS, AMUSEMENTS, AND ENTERTAINMENT","SUBTITLE A-1. TEXAS RACING ACT","CHAPTER 2033. CRIMINAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES; DISCIPLINARY POWERS","SUBCHAPTER A. CRIMINAL PENALTIES AND PROCEDURES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.2033.htm#2033.012","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"70e6f39543cb0967f1ec92fe27a16761dab440c8986c149f6f0a1b0cc1bc4435","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-2033.011","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-2033.013"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}