Tex. Government Code § 618.009
FRAUDULENT PLACEMENT OF FACSIMILE SIGNATURE OR SEAL; OFFENSE
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- Tex. Government Code § 618.009, FRAUDULENT PLACEMENT OF FACSIMILE SIGNATURE OR SEAL; OFFENSE, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/657907
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(a) A person commits an offense if, with intent to defraud, the person places on a public security, instrument of payment, certificate of assessment or eligible contract:
(1) a facsimile signature or a reproduction of a facsimile signature; or
(2) a facsimile seal, or a reproduction of a facsimile seal, of this state, a political subdivision of this state, or a department, agency, or instrumentality of this state or a political subdivision of this state.
(b) An offense under this section is a felony punishable by imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for any term of not more than seven years or less than two years.