Tex. Fin. Code Section 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.
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 464 (S.B. 1008), Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 2013.

Source: Section 119.202 — Criminal Slander or Libel, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/FI/htm/FI.­119.­htm#119.­202 (accessed May 11, 2024).

Accessed:
May 11, 2024

§ 119.202’s source at texas​.gov