Tex. Transp. Code § 501.155

Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.

Section 501.155 - False Name, False Information, and Forgery

(a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly provides false or incorrect information or without legal authority signs the name of another person on:

(1) an application for a title;

(2) an application for a certified copy of an original title;

(3) an assignment of title for a motor vehicle;

(4) a discharge of a lien on a title for a motor vehicle; or

(5) any other document required by the department or necessary to the transfer of ownership of a motor vehicle.

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

Tex. Transp. Code § 501.155

Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296 (H.B. 2357), Sec. 66, eff. January 1, 2012

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.