CHAPTER 418. CRIMINAL PENALTIES
LABOR CODE
TITLE 5. WORKERS' COMPENSATION
SUBTITLE A. TEXAS WORKERS' COMPENSATION ACT
CHAPTER 418. CRIMINAL PENALTIES
Sec. 418.001. PENALTY FOR FRAUDULENTLY OBTAINING OR DENYING
BENEFITS. (a) A person commits an offense if the person, with
the intent to obtain or deny payment of benefits, including
medical benefits, under this subtitle or Subtitle C, for himself
or another, knowingly or intentionally:
(1) makes a false or misleading statement;
(2) misrepresents or conceals a material fact; or
(3) fabricates, alters, conceals, or destroys a document other
than a governmental record.
(b) An offense under Subsection (a) is:
(1) a Class A misdemeanor if the value of the benefits is less
than $1,500; and
(2) a state jail felony if the value of the benefits is $1,500
or more.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 980, Sec. 1.47, eff. Sept. 1,
1995.
Sec. 418.002. PENALTY FOR FRAUDULENTLY OBTAINING WORKERS'
COMPENSATION INSURANCE COVERAGE. (a) A person commits an
offense if the person, with the intent to obtain workers'
compensation insurance coverage under the workers' compensation
insurance laws of this state or to avoid payment of premiums due
for that coverage, for himself or another, knowingly or
intentionally:
(1) makes a false statement;
(2) misrepresents or conceals a material fact; or
(3) makes a false entry in, fabricates, alters, conceals, or
destroys a document other than a governmental record.
(b) An offense under Subsection (a) is:
(1) a Class A misdemeanor if the amount of premium avoided is
less than $1,500; and
(2) a state jail felony if the amount of the premium avoided is
$1,500 or more.
(c) The court may order a person to pay restitution to an
insurance company, including the Texas Mutual Insurance Company,
if the person commits an offense under this section.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 980, Sec. 1.47, eff. Sept. 1,
1995. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1195, Sec. 2.12, eff.
Sept. 1, 2001.
Sec. 418.003. ELECTION OF PROSECUTION. A person who commits an
offense under this chapter may be prosecuted under this chapter
or any other law of this state under which the person may be
prosecuted.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.
429, Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.