{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-penal-code-37.03","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Penal Code § 37.03","heading":"AGGRAVATED PERJURY.","body":"(a) A person commits an offense if he commits perjury as defined in Section 37.02, and the false statement:\n(1) is made during or in connection with an official proceeding; and\n(2) is material.\n(b) An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree.\nActs 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.","path":["PENAL CODE","TITLE 8. OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION","CHAPTER 37. PERJURY AND OTHER FALSIFICATION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PE/htm/PE.37.htm#37.03","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:34Z","sha256":"4e0bbbb54722099e4a818733eed08a836dd14322e418ca0974ffc04c22c3c082","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-penal-code-37.02","next":"us-tx/tex.-penal-code-37.04"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}