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Tex. Fin. Code § 33.108

CRIMINAL OFFENSES

Known as the Texas Banking Act

The act spans §§ 31.001 to 59.310 (247 sections).

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case State v. Colyandro (2007)

Most recently applied in State v. Colyandro (June 2007)

Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1008, Sec. 1, eff

(a) An officer, director, employee, or shareholder of a state bank commits an offense if the person knowingly:

(1) conceals information or a fact, or removes, destroys, or conceals a book or record of the bank for the purpose of concealing information or a fact, from the banking commissioner or an agent of the banking commissioner; or

(2) removes, destroys, or conceals any book or record of the bank that is material to a pending or anticipated legal or administrative proceeding.

(b) An officer, director, or employee of a state bank commits an offense if the person:

(1) knowingly makes a false entry in a book, record, report, or statement of the bank; or

(2) violates or knowingly participates in a violation of, or permits another of the bank's officers, directors, or employees to violate, the prohibition on lending trust funds under Section 113.052, Property Code.

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

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.