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Tex. Occ. Code § 165.154 (2026)

False Statement; Offense

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Sec. 165.154. FALSE STATEMENT; OFFENSE. (a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly makes a false statement:

(1) in the person's application for a license; or

(2) under oath to obtain a license or to secure the registration of a license to practice medicine.

(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 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Amended by:

Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 827 (H.B. 1998), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2023.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2004–2025 · leading case: Doyle v. State, 148 S.W.3d 611 (Tex. App.—Austin 2004).
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Doyle v. State, 148 S.W.3d 611 (Tex. App.—Austin 2004). “041 (vandalism) (West 2001); Tex. Occ.Code Ann. §§ 165.154 (tampering with governmental record; perjury offenses), 562.”
Edith Okechukwu Omietimi v. Texas Bd. of Nursing, No. 15-25-00033-CV (Tex. App.—15th Dist. Aug. 27, 2025). · cites it 3× “” Tex. Occ. Code § 165.154, prior to Sept. 1, 2023 amendment; see Acts 2023, 88th Leg.”
Edward Dwayne Doyle v. State, No. 03-03-00649-CR (Tex. App.—Austin Oct. 7, 2004). “041 (vandalism) (West 2001); Tex. Occ. Code Ann. §§ 165.154 (tampering with governmental record; perjury offenses), 562.”
Edward Dwayne Doyle v. State, No. 03-03-00649-CR (Tex. App.—Austin Oct. 7, 2004). “041 (vandalism) (West 2001); Tex. Occ. Code Ann. §§ 165.154 (tampering with governmental record; perjury offenses), 562.”
Tex. Occ. Code § 165.154(a)(1): 1 case
Edith Okechukwu Omietimi v. Texas Bd. of Nursing, No. 15-25-00033-CV (Tex. App.—15th Dist. Aug. 27, 2025). “” Tex. Occ. Code § 165.154, prior to Sept. 1, 2023 amendment; see Acts 2023, 88th Leg.”
Tex. Occ. Code § 165.154(b): 1 case
Edith Okechukwu Omietimi v. Texas Bd. of Nursing, No. 15-25-00033-CV (Tex. App.—15th Dist. Aug. 27, 2025). “” Tex. Occ. Code § 165.154, prior to Sept. 1, 2023 amendment; see Acts 2023, 88th Leg.”
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