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Texas Penal Code - Chapter 32 FraudLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Penal Code > Texas Penal Code - Chapter 32 Fraud Sponsored LinksIn this chapter: (1) "Financial institution" means a bank, trust company, insurance company, credit union, building and loan association, savings and loan association, investment trust, ... (a) Subject to the additional criteria of Subsections (b) and (c), value under this chapter is: (1) the fair market value of the property or ... When amounts are obtained in violation of this chapter pursuant to one scheme or continuing course of conduct, whether from the same or several sources, ... (a) For purposes of this section: (1) "Forge" means: (A) to alter, make, complete, execute, or authenticate any writing so that it purports: (i) to ... (a) A person commits an offense if, with intent to defraud or harm another: (1) he makes or alters an object, in whole or in ... (a) In this section: (1) "Counterfeit mark" means a mark that is identical to or substantially indistinguishable from a protected mark the use or production ... (a) A person commits an offense if the person steals an unsigned check or similar sight order or, with knowledge that an unsigned check or ... (a) For purposes of this section: (1) "Cardholder" means the person named on the face of a credit card or debit card to whom or ... (a) For purposes of this section, "credit" includes: (1) a loan of money; (2) furnishing property or service on credit; (3) extending the due date ... (a) For purposes of this section: (1) "Remove" means transport, without the effective consent of the secured party, from the state in which the property ... (a) In this section: (1) "Lease" means the grant of use and possession of a motor vehicle for consideration, whether or not the grant includes ... (a) In this section: (1) "Agent" means a person authorized to act on behalf of another and includes an employee. (2) "Authorized vendor" means a ... (a) A person commits an offense if he issues or passes a check or similar sight order for the payment of money knowing that the ... (a) For purposes of this section: (1) "Adulterated" means varying from the standard of composition or quality prescribed by law or set by established commercial ... (a) For purposes of this section: (1) "Beneficiary" means a person for whom a fiduciary is acting. (2) "Fiduciary" means: (A) an agent or employee; ... (a) A person commits an offense if, with intent to affect the outcome (including the score) of a publicly exhibited contest: (1) he offers, confers, ... (a) A person commits an offense if, without the consent of the governing body or a designee of the governing body of an institution of ... (a) For purposes of this section: (1) "Fiduciary" includes: (A) a trustee, guardian, administrator, executor, conservator, and receiver; (B) an attorney in fact or agent ... (a) A person commits an offense if, with intent to defraud or harm any person, he, by deception: (1) causes another to sign or execute ... (a) A person commits an offense if, with intent to defraud or harm another, he destroys, removes, conceals, alters, substitutes, or otherwise impairs the verity, ... (a) A person commits an offense if the person recklessly causes to be delivered to another any document that simulates a summons, complaint, judgment, or ... (a) A person commits an offense if, with intent to defraud or harm another, the person: (1) owns, holds, or is the beneficiary of a ... (a) For purposes of this section: (1) "Academic product" means a term paper, thesis, dissertation, essay, report, recording, work of art, or other written, recorded, ... (a) In this section: (1) "Identifying information" means information that alone or in conjunction with other information identifies an individual, including an individual's: (A) name, ... (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 ... Last modified: August 11, 2007 |