Tex. Penal Code Section 37.14
False Statement Regarding Child Custody Determination Made in Foreign Country

(a)

For purposes of this section, “child custody determination” has the meaning assigned by Section 152.102 (Definitions), Family Code.

(b)

A person commits an offense if the person knowingly makes or causes to be made a false statement relating to a child custody determination made in a foreign country during a hearing held under Chapter 152 (Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act) or Subchapter I (Necessity of Measures to Prevent International Parental Child Abduction), Chapter 153 (Conservatorship, Possession, and Access), Family Code.

(c)

An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 92 (S.B. 1490), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2011.

Source: Section 37.14 — False Statement Regarding Child Custody Determination Made in Foreign Country, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/PE/htm/PE.­37.­htm#37.­14 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

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