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Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code § 4.008 (2026)

Offense; Penalty

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Sec. 4.008. OFFENSE; PENALTY. (a) A person commits an offense if the person signs or directs the filing of a filing instrument that the person knows is materially false with intent that the filing instrument be delivered on behalf of an entity to the secretary of state for filing.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor unless the actor's intent is to defraud or harm another, in which event the offense is a state jail felony.

Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 182, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2024–2025 · leading case: Shawn Cimiano & Nancy Cimiano v. Michael Halberstam & Chaya Halberstam, No. 02-23-00127-CV, 2024 WL 2970847 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth June 13, 2024).
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Shawn Cimiano & Nancy Cimiano v. Michael Halberstam & Chaya Halberstam, No. 02-23-00127-CV, 2024 WL 2970847 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth June 13, 2024). · cites it 2× “See generally Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code Ann. §§ 4.008 , 11.052–.”
S. Methodist Univ. & Paul J. Ward v. South Cent. Jurisdictional Conf. of the United Methodist Church & Bishop Scott Jones, No. 23-0703 (Tex. June 27, 2025). “” TEX. BUS. ORGS. CODE § 4.008(a). Section 4.”
Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code § 4.008(a): 1 case
S. Methodist Univ. & Paul J. Ward v. South Cent. Jurisdictional Conf. of the United Methodist Church & Bishop Scott Jones, No. 23-0703 (Tex. June 27, 2025). “” TEX. BUS. ORGS. CODE § 4.008(a). Section 4.”
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