CHAPTER 391. FURNISHING FALSE CREDIT INFORMATION
FINANCE CODE
TITLE 5. PROTECTION OF CONSUMERS OF FINANCIAL SERVICES
CHAPTER 391. FURNISHING FALSE CREDIT INFORMATION
Sec. 391.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "credit reporting
bureau" means a person who engages in the practice of assembling
or reporting credit information about individuals for the purpose
of furnishing the information to a third party.
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1008, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Sec. 391.002. FURNISHING FALSE INFORMATION; PENALTY. (a) A
person commits an offense if the person knowingly furnishes false
information about another person's creditworthiness, credit
standing, or credit capacity to a credit reporting bureau.
(b) A credit reporting bureau commits an offense if the credit
reporting bureau knowingly furnishes false information about a
person's creditworthiness, credit standing, or credit capacity to
a third party.
(c) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by
a fine of not more than $200.
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1008, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.