Texas Penal Code - Section 32.52. Fraudulent, Substandard, Or Fictitious Degree
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§ 32.52. FRAUDULENT, SUBSTANDARD, OR FICTITIOUS
DEGREE. (a) In this section, "fraudulent or substandard degree"
has the meaning assigned by Section 61.302, Education Code.
(b) A person commits an offense if the person:
(1) uses or claims to hold a postsecondary degree that
the person knows:
(A) is a fraudulent or substandard degree;
(B) is fictitious or has otherwise not been
granted to the person; or
(C) has been revoked; and
(2) uses or claims to hold that degree:
(A) in a written or oral advertisement or other
promotion of a business; or
(B) with the intent to:
(i) obtain employment;
(ii) obtain a license or certificate to
practice a trade, profession, or occupation;
(iii) obtain a promotion, a compensation or
other benefit, or an increase in compensation or other benefit, in
employment or in the practice of a trade, profession, or
occupation;
(iv) obtain admission to an educational
program in this state; or
(v) gain a position in government with
authority over another person, regardless of whether the actor
receives compensation for the position.
(c) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
(d) If conduct that constitutes an offense under this
section also constitutes an offense under any other law, the actor
may be prosecuted under this section or the other law.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 1039, § 8, eff. Sept. 1, 2005.
Section: 32.45 32.46 32.47 32.48 32.49 32.50 32.51 32.52 33.01 33.02 33.021 33.03 33.04 33.05 34.01
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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