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Tex. Transp. Code § 501.155

FALSE NAME, FALSE INFORMATION, AND FORGERY

Known as the Certificate of Title Act

The act spans §§ 501.001 to 501.179 (103 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Trevino v. Iden (2023)

Most recently applied in Trevino v. Iden (August 2023)

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

(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.

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