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Tex. Lab. Code § 418.001 (2026)

Penalty For Fraudulently Obtaining Or Denying Benefits

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Sec. 418.001. PENALTY FOR FRAUDULENTLY OBTAINING OR DENYING BENEFITS. (a) A person commits an offense if the person, with the intent to obtain or deny payment of benefits, including medical benefits, under this subtitle or Subtitle C, for himself or another, knowingly or intentionally:

(1) makes a false or misleading statement;

(2) misrepresents or conceals a material fact; or

(3) fabricates, alters, conceals, or destroys a document other than a governmental record.

(b) An offense under Subsection (a) is:

(1) a Class A misdemeanor if the value of the benefits is less than $2,500; and

(2) a state jail felony if the value of the benefits is $2,500 or more.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 980, Sec. 1.47, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Amended by:

Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 463 (H.B. 2053), Sec. 4, eff. June 9, 2017.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases, 2006–2007 · leading case: State v. Colyandro, 233 S.W.3d 870 (Tex. Crim. App. 2007).

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State v. Colyandro, 233 S.W.3d 870 (Tex. Crim. App. 2007). · cites it 2× “106; TEX. LAB.CODE § 418.001(b); TEX. LOC. GOV'T CODE § 392.”

State v. DeLay, 208 S.W.3d 603 (Tex. App. 2006). “106 (West 2005 pamphlet); Tex. Lab. Code Ann. § 418.001 (b) (West 2005); Tex.”

State v. Thomas Dale DeLay (Tex. App. 2006). “106 (West 2005 pamphlet); Tex. Lab. Code Ann. § 418.001 (b) (West 2005); Tex.”

State of Texas v. Ellis, James Walter (Tex. Crim. App. 2007). “106; Tex. Lab. Code § 418.001(b); Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 392.”

— Tex. Lab. Code § 418.001(b) — 2 cases

State v. Colyandro, 233 S.W.3d 870 (Tex. Crim. App. 2007). “106; TEX. LAB.CODE § 418.001(b); TEX. LOC. GOV'T CODE § 392.”

State of Texas v. Ellis, James Walter (Tex. Crim. App. 2007). “106; Tex. Lab. Code § 418.001(b); Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 392.”

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