CRIMINAL PENALTY
(a)A person commits an offense if the person, in obtaining…#
(a) A person commits an offense if the person, in obtaining or attempting to obtain assistance under this chapter for himself or another person:
(1) makes or causes to be made a statement or representation the person knows to be false; or
(2) solicits or accepts any assistance for which the person knows that the person for whom the solicitation is made is not eligible.
(b)An offense under this section is a felony of the third…#
(b) An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree. Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1208, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.