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2025 Texas Statutes
Penal Code
Title 8 - Offenses Against Public Administration
Chapter 37 - Perjury and Other Falsification
Section 37.14. False Statement Regarding Child Custody Determination Made in Foreign Country
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TX Penal Code § 37.14 (2025)
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Sec. 37.14. FALSE STATEMENT REGARDING CHILD CUSTODY DETERMINATION MADE IN FOREIGN COUNTRY. (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.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 92 (S.B. 1490), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2011.
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