Texas § 119.202 CRIMINAL SLANDER OR LIBEL.

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§ 119.202 — CRIMINAL SLANDER OR LIBEL.

Texas § 119.202

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Tex. Finance Code Code Ann. § 119.202 (2026).

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Sec. 119.202. CRIMINAL SLANDER OR LIBEL.

(a)A person commits an offense if the person:

(1)knowingly makes, utters, circulates, or transmits to another person a statement that is untrue and derogatory to the financial condition of a savings bank; or

(2)with intent to injure a savings bank counsels, aids, procures, or induces another person to originate, make, utter, transmit, or circulate a statement or rumor that is untrue and derogatory to the financial condition of the savings bank.

(b)An offense under Subsection (a) is a state jail felony.

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Sec. 119.202. CRIMINAL SLANDER OR LIBEL. (a) A person commits an offense if the person:
(1) knowingly makes, utters, circulates, or transmits to another person a statement that is untrue and derogatory to the financial condition of a savings bank; or
(2) with intent to injure a savings bank counsels, aids, procures, or induces another person to originate, make, utter, transmit, or circulate a statement or rumor that is untrue and derogatory to the financial condition of the savings bank.
(b) An offense under Subsection (a) is a state jail felony.