(a) The county clerk shall require proof of the identity and age of each party to the declaration of informal marriage to be established by a document listed in § 2.005(b).
(b) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly provides false, fraudulent, or otherwise inaccurate proof of the person’s identity or age under this section. An offense under this subsection is a Class A misdemeanor.

Attorney's Note

Under the Texas Codes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class A misdemeanorup to 1 yearup to $4,000
For details, see Texas Penal Code § 12.21

Terms Used In Texas Family Code 2.403

  • Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005