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This text is from the 1999 Texas Penal Code.
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Sec. 32.32. FALSE STATEMENT TO OBTAIN PROPERTY OR CREDIT. (a) For purposes of this section, "credit" includes:
(1) a loan of money;
(2) furnishing property or service on credit;
(3) extending the due date of an obligation;
(4) comaking, endorsing, or guaranteeing a note or other instrument for obtaining credit;
(5) a line or letter of credit; and
(6) [amended 9/1/95] a credit card, as defined in Section 32.31 (Credit Card or Debit Card Abuse).
(b) A person commits an offense if he intentionally or knowingly makes a materially false or misleading written statement to obtain property or credit for himself or another.
(c) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Before 9/1/95 (a)(6) provided:
(6) a credit card, as defined in Section 32.31 (Credit Card Abuse).

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