(a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly provides false or incorrect information or without legal authority signs the name of another person on:(1) an application for a title;(2) an application for a certified copy of an original title;(3) an assignment of title for a motor vehicle;(4) a discharge of a lien on a title for a motor vehicle; or(5) any other document required by the department or necessary to the transfer of ownership of a motor vehicle.(b) An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296 (H.B. 2357), Sec. 66, eff. January 1, 2012.
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