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In reply to the discussion: Thread in support of Sen Davis who must filibuster (no breaks) 13 hours to kill TX abortion bill [View all]Coyotl
(15,262 posts)Will this cost the Lt. Governor his job?
The criminal investigation will find either the facts or the fall guy!
http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/Docs/PE/htm/PE.37.htm
Sec. 37.01. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(2) "Governmental record" means:
(B) anything required by law to be kept by others for information of government;
Sec. 37.10. TAMPERING WITH GOVERNMENTAL RECORD. (a) A person commits an offense if he:
(1) knowingly makes a false entry in, or false alteration of, a governmental record;
(2) makes, presents, or uses any record, document, or thing with knowledge of its falsity and with intent that it be taken as a genuine governmental record;
(3) intentionally destroys, conceals, removes, or otherwise impairs the verity, legibility, or availability of a governmental record;
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(c)(1) Except as provided by Subdivisions (2), (3), and (4) and by Subsection (d), an offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor unless the actor's intent is to defraud or harm another, in which event the offense is a state jail felony.