Texas Business Organizations Code - Section 4.007. Liability For False Filing Instruments
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§ 4.007. LIABILITY FOR FALSE FILING INSTRUMENTS. (a) A
person may recover damages, court costs, and reasonable attorney's
fees if the person incurs a loss and:
(1) the loss is caused by a:
(A) forged filing instrument; or
(B) filed filing instrument that constitutes an
offense under Section 4.008; or
(2) the person reasonably relies on:
(A) a false statement of material fact in a filed
filing instrument; or
(B) the omission in a filed filing instrument of
a material fact required by this code to be included in the
instrument.
(b) A person may recover under Subsection (a) from:
(1) each person who forged the forged filing
instrument or signed the filing instrument and knew when the
instrument was signed of the false statement or omission;
(2) any managerial official of the entity who directed
the signing and filing of the filing instrument who knew or should
have known when the instrument was signed or filed of the false
statement or omission; or
(3) the entity that authorizes the filing of the
filing instrument.
Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 182, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.
Section: 3.205 4.001 4.002 4.003 4.004 4.005 4.006 4.007 4.008 4.009 4.051 4.052 4.053 4.054 4.055
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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