Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code 206.06 – Forgery or Counterfeiting
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(a) In this section, “counterfeit” or “forged” means printed, manufactured or made by, or under the direction of, or issued, sold, or circulated by a person not authorized to do so under the provisions of this code.
(b) No person may forge or counterfeit a stamp provided for in this code or print, engrave, make, issue, sell, circulate, or possess with intent to use, sell, circulate, or pass a forged or counterfeit stamp or place or cause to be placed any forged or counterfeit stamp on any container of alcoholic beverage.
Terms Used In Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code 206.06
- Alcoholic beverage: means alcohol, or any beverage containing more than one-half of one percent of alcohol by volume, which is capable of use for beverage purposes, either alone or when diluted. See Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code 1.04
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Justice: when applied to a magistrate, means justice of the peace. See Texas Government Code 312.011
- Person: means a natural person or association of natural persons, trustee, receiver, partnership, corporation, organization, or the manager, agent, servant, or employee of any of them. See Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code 1.04
- Signature: includes the mark of a person unable to write, and "subscribe" includes the making of such a mark. See Texas Government Code 312.011
- Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
- Testify: Answer questions in court.
(c) No person may print, engrave, make, issue, sell, or circulate with intent to defraud or knowingly possess a forged or counterfeit permit, license, official signature, certificate, evidence of tax payment, or other instrument.
(d) No person may possess a stamp or a part of a stamp, die, plate, device, machine, or other instrument used or designed for use for forging or counterfeiting any instrument named in Subsection (b) or (c) of this section.
(e) Conviction for an offense defined in this section may be had on the uncorroborated evidence of an accomplice. A court, officer, or tribunal having jurisdiction of an offense defined in this section or any district or county attorney may subpoena any person and compel his attendance as a witness to testify as to the violation of any provision of this section. Any person so summoned and examined is immune from prosecution for the violation of any provision of this section about which he may testify.
(f) A person who violates any provision of this section commits a felony punishable by imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for not less than 2 nor more than 20 years.