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Tex. Lab. Code § 418.001

PENALTY FOR FRAUDULENTLY OBTAINING OR DENYING BENEFITS

Known as the Texas Workers' Compensation Act

The act spans §§ 401–419 (623 sections).

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

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

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

(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.

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