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Tex. Occupations Code § 1802.302

FRIVOLOUS CLAIM; OFFENSE

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Tex. Occupations Code § 1802.302, FRIVOLOUS CLAIM; OFFENSE, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/703330
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(a) A person commits an offense if the person intends to benefit personally or to harm another and the person: (1) institutes under this chapter a claim in which the person knows the person has no interest; or (2) institutes under this chapter a frivolous suit or a claim that the person knows is false. (b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.