Texas Statutes
§ 122.251 — DEFAMATION.
Texas § 122.251
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Bluebook
Tex. Finance Code Code Ann. § 122.251 (2026).
Text
Sec. 122.251. DEFAMATION.
(a)A person commits an offense if the person knowingly:
(1)makes, circulates, or transmits to another person a false statement that is derogatory to the financial condition of a credit union with the intent to injure that credit union; or
(2)counsels, aids, procures, or induces another person to make, circulate, or transmit a false statement that is derogatory to the financial condition of a credit union with the intent to injure that credit union.
(b)An offense under this section is a third degree felony.
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Legislative History
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1008, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Nearby Sections
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§ 122.001
APPLICATION TO INCORPORATE.§ 122.003
CORPORATE NAME; CRIMINAL PENALTY.§ 122.004
INVESTIGATION BY COMMISSIONER.§ 122.005
PROCEDURE FOR CERTAIN APPROVALS.§ 122.007
APPEAL TO COMMISSION.§ 122.010
DEADLINE FOR COMMENCING BUSINESS.§ 122.012
PLACE OF BUSINESS.§ 122.013
FOREIGN CREDIT UNIONS.§ 122.0131
TEMPORARY FOREIGN CREDIT UNION OFFICE.§ 122.014
UNDERSERVED-AREA CREDIT UNION.Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
Texas § 122.251, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tx/FI/122.251.