Texas Natural Resources Code
§ 134.180 — CRIMINAL PENALTY FOR FALSE STATEMENT, REPRESENTATION, OR CERTIFICATION
NR § 134.180Title 4. MINES AND MINING · Ch. 134. TEXAS SURFACE COAL MINING AND RECLAMATION ACT · Art. H. ENFORCEMENT
Statute text
View on source(a)A person commits an offense if the person knowingly makes a false statement, representation, or certification, or knowingly fails to make a statement, representation, or certification, in an application, record, report, or other document filed or required to be maintained under this chapter or under an order of decision issued by the commission under this chapter.
(b)An offense under this section is punishable by:
(1)a fine of not more than $10,000;
(2)imprisonment for not more than one year; or
(3)both the fine and the imprisonment.
Legislative history
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 12.02(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.