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rdking647

(5,113 posts)
33. Texas penal code section 37.10
Wed Jun 26, 2013, 07:15 PM
Jun 2013

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;

(4) possesses, sells, or offers to sell a governmental record or a blank governmental record form with intent that it be used unlawfully;

(5) makes, presents, or uses a governmental record with knowledge of its falsity; or

(6) possesses, sells, or offers to sell a governmental record or a blank governmental record form with knowledge that it was obtained unlawfully.

(b) It is an exception to the application of Subsection (a)(3) that the governmental record is destroyed pursuant to legal authorization or transferred under Section 441.204, Government Code. With regard to the destruction of a local government record, legal authorization includes compliance with the provisions of Subtitle C, Title 6, Local Government Code.

(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.


dewhurst,campbell and all the other GOP ass clowns should be led away in handcuffs. maybe held without bond for 30 days to kill perrys new special session

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Republican "Family Values" = lie and cheat Berlum Jun 2013 #1
SOP for Evangelical Christians perdita9 Jun 2013 #13
Thought one of the Ten Commandments was about "false witness". haele Jun 2013 #27
Glad someone caught them. love_katz Jun 2013 #2
And DOCUMENTED the 'catching' duhneece Jun 2013 #7
Republicans cheat? Colour me surprised! idwiyo Jun 2013 #3
I certainly hope someone investigates this for fraud. Actually, the gotp calling okaawhatever Jun 2013 #4
Changing time stamps on a legal document-isn't that criminal? nt deminks Jun 2013 #5
Not when a Republican does it! Scootaloo Jun 2013 #6
it's a felony TorchTheWitch Jun 2013 #21
"Throw the book at them." - RepubliCON Jeezus (R) Berlum Jun 2013 #22
They call it "restoring honor and integrity". Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2013 #26
These bastards know their agenda can't win deutsey Jun 2013 #8
Very true of their entire agenda. No one would support them, except billionaires, if they were GoneFishin Jun 2013 #15
Awesome! NealK Jun 2013 #9
The livestream was riveting and I'm glad the crowd helped defeat the regressives. Snarkoleptic Jun 2013 #10
Wow. I got hypnotized by your coffee cup gif for a sec! cui bono Jun 2013 #30
the hovering cat gets me KittyWampus Jun 2013 #35
Trippy - felt like an acid flashback from long long ago. Marie Marie Jun 2013 #38
"Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made." n/t PoliticAverse Jun 2013 #11
I'm glad they got caught. HappyMe Jun 2013 #12
Now this does my old populist heart some good! mbperrin Jun 2013 #14
I thought the bill got through BainsBane Jun 2013 #16
I heard that the Gov. is wanting to set up another vote, Lady Freedom Returns Jun 2013 #32
Yes, unfortunately he declared a special session BainsBane Jun 2013 #34
changing records is a crime isn't it???? someone need to go to jail dembotoz Jun 2013 #17
nice MINIMIZING, BusinessInsider. com. BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2013 #18
^^This!^^ BrotherIvan Jun 2013 #23
Yes! Fire Walk With Me Jun 2013 #24
Like it has been done before felix_numinous Jun 2013 #28
yeah. it 's just a silly little faux pas BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2013 #46
Since the 2000 Theft, they are much more brazen Rex Jun 2013 #29
Agree entirely. And whoever falsified that should be prosecuted for it. suffragette Jun 2013 #36
+1 n/t area51 Jun 2013 #45
That's fraud, plain and simple. nt bemildred Jun 2013 #19
And someone needs to pay for it n/t malaise Jun 2013 #31
It's ironic that the attacks on Wendy were that she was the minority holding up the majority Dustlawyer Jun 2013 #20
Point! n/t BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2013 #40
Nice! Scurrilous Jun 2013 #25
Texas penal code section 37.10 rdking647 Jun 2013 #33
It was crazy last night nadinbrzezinski Jun 2013 #37
I want to know who changed the stamp and who ordered it changed. n/t 4bucksagallon Jun 2013 #39
Fucking conniving repukes. So willing to cheat to get their own way. gtar100 Jun 2013 #41
Hissyspit, thanks for this! So proud of my fellow Democrats in TX for foiling the GOP tricks! freshwest Jun 2013 #42
A crime has been committed. adieu Jun 2013 #43
BTW adieu Jun 2013 #44
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