Texas Natural Resources Code 85.387 – Procuring Tenders and Permits
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Terms Used In Texas Natural Resources Code 85.387
- Commission: means the Railroad Commission of Texas. See Texas Natural Resources Code 85.001
- Justice: when applied to a magistrate, means justice of the peace. See Texas Government Code 312.011
- Oil: means crude petroleum oil, crude petroleum, and crude oil, and "gas" means natural gas. See Texas Natural Resources Code 85.001
- 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
A person shall be imprisoned in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for not less than two nor more than five years if he:
(1) knowingly procures or causes an agent, officer, or employee of the commission to approve or issue a permit or tender of the commission relating to oil or gas or any product or by-product of oil or gas that includes a statement or representation that is false and that materially misrepresents the true facts respecting the oil or gas or any product or by-product of either; or
(2) procures or causes an agent, officer, or employee of the commission to issue to him a permit or tender relating to oil or gas or any product or by-product of either with the intent to defraud.