{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-penal-code-35.015","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Penal Code § 35.015","heading":"MATERIALITY.","body":"A statement is material for the purposes of this chapter, regardless of the admissibility of the statement at trial, if the statement could have affected:\n(1) the eligibility for coverage or amount of the payment on a claim for payment under an insurance policy; or\n(2) the decision of an insurer whether to issue an insurance policy.\nAdded by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1162 (H.B. 3376), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2005.","path":["PENAL CODE","TITLE 7. OFFENSES AGAINST PROPERTY","CHAPTER 35. INSURANCE FRAUD"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PE/htm/PE.35.htm#35.015","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:34Z","sha256":"abfa40f8c8d2c4a7c5918326f11f14a75dcfa698d6e5d0b4dfa20a1b91e2cc73","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-penal-code-35.01","next":"us-tx/tex.-penal-code-35.02"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}