Texas § 151.105 OFFENSE.

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§ 151.105 — OFFENSE.

Texas § 151.105

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Tex. Natural Resources Code Code Ann. § 151.105 (2026).

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Sec. 151.105. OFFENSE.

(a)A trustee commits an offense if the trustee, knowingly or with intent to defraud, directly or indirectly retains, uses, disperses, or otherwise diverts more than $500 of trust money without first fully paying all of the beneficiaries the purchase price for the timber.

(b)A trustee acts with intent to defraud if the trustee retains, uses, disperses, or diverts trust money with the intent to deprive a beneficiary of trust money.

(c)A trustee is presumed to have acted with intent to defraud if the trustee does not pay all of the beneficiaries the purchase price for the timber not later than the 45th day after the date the trustee collects money for the timber.

(d)An offense under this section is:

(1)a state jail felony if it is shown on the trial of the offense

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Sec. 151.105. OFFENSE. (a) A trustee commits an offense if the trustee, knowingly or with intent to defraud, directly or indirectly retains, uses, disperses, or otherwise diverts more than $500 of trust money without first fully paying all of the beneficiaries the purchase price for the timber.
(b) A trustee acts with intent to defraud if the trustee retains, uses, disperses, or diverts trust money with the intent to deprive a beneficiary of trust money.
(c) A trustee is presumed to have acted with intent to defraud if the trustee does not pay all of the beneficiaries the purchase price for the timber not later than the 45th day after the date the trustee collects money for the timber.
(d) An offense under this section is:
(1) a state jail felony if it is shown on the trial of the offense that the value of the timber sold is at least $500 but less than $20,000;
(2) a felony of the third degree if it is shown on the trial of the offense that the value of the timber sold is at least $20,000 but less than $100,000;
(3) a felony of the second degree if it is shown on the trial of the offense that the value of the timber sold is at least $100,000 but less than $200,000; or
(4) a felony of the first degree if it is shown on the trial of the offense that the value of the timber sold is at least $200,000.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 562, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Renumbered from Sec. 151.155 by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 532, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001. Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 22 (H.B. 612 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.