Texas · Texas Penal Code
Tex. Penal Code § 37.08: FALSE REPORT TO PEACE OFFICER, FEDERAL SPECIAL INVESTIGATOR, LAW ENFORCEMENT EMPLOYEE, CORRECTIONS OFFICER, OR JAILER
What this law says, in plain English
A person commits a Class B misdemeanor by knowingly making a false statement material to a criminal investigation with intent to deceive, when speaking to law enforcement, investigators, corrections officers, or jailers.
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