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Tex. Tax Code § 152.101 (2026)

Penalty For Signing False Statement Or Certificate

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Sec. 152.101. PENALTY FOR SIGNING FALSE STATEMENT OR CERTIFICATE. (a) A person commits an offense if the person signs a joint statement required by Section 152.062 or a certificate required by Section 152.092(b) and knows that it is false in any material fact.

(b) An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree.

Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1595, ch. 389, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 587, Sec. 24, eff. Oct. 1, 1993; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 442, Sec. 17, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 1990–2007 · 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 4× “119(d); TEX. TAX CODE § 152.101(b); TEX. TRANSP. CODE § 501.”
State v. DeLay, 208 S.W.3d 603 (Tex. App. 2006). “119 (d) (West 2002); Tex. Tax Code Ann. § 152.101 (b) (West 2002); Tex.”
State v. Borden, 787 S.W.2d 109 (Tex. App. 1990). “TexTax Code Ann. § 152.101 (Vernon 1982) provides: (a) A person commits an offense if the person signs a joint affidavit required by Section 152.”
State of Texas v. Ellis, James Walter (Tex. Crim. App. 2007). · cites it 2× “119(d); Tex. Tax Code § 152.101(b); Tex. Transp. Code § 501.”
State v. Thomas Dale DeLay (Tex. App. 2006). “119 (d) (West 2002); Tex. Tax Code Ann. § 152.101 (b) (West 2002); Tex.”
State v. Thomas Dale DeLay (Tex. App. 2006). “119 (d) (West 2002); Tex. Tax Code Ann. § 152.101 (b) (West 2002); Tex.”
— Tex. Tax Code § 152.101(b) — 2 cases
State v. Colyandro, 233 S.W.3d 870 (Tex. Crim. App. 2007). “119(d); TEX. TAX CODE § 152.101(b); TEX. TRANSP. CODE § 501.”
State of Texas v. Ellis, James Walter (Tex. Crim. App. 2007). “119(d); Tex. Tax Code § 152.101(b); Tex. Transp. Code § 501.”
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