Tex. Penal Code § 37.14 · Chapter 37. PERJURY AND OTHER FALSIFICATION
FALSE STATEMENT REGARDING CHILD CUSTODY DETERMINATION MADE IN FOREIGN COUNTRY.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) For purposes of this section, "child custody determination" has the meaning assigned by Section 152.102, Family Code.
(b) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly makes or causes to be made a false statement relating to a child custody determination made in a foreign country during a hearing held under Chapter 152 or Subchapter I, Chapter 153, Family Code.
(c) An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 92 (S.B. 1490), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2011.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PE/htm/PE.37.htm
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