Texas Insurance Code 887.701 – Unlawful Conversion; Criminal Penalty
(a) A director, officer, agent, employee, attorney at law, or attorney in fact of an association commits an offense if the person:
(1) fraudulently takes, misapplies, or converts to the person’s own use any money, property, or other item of value belonging to the association or coming into the person’s custody, control, or possession by virtue of the person’s office, agency, or employment;
(2) conceals any item described by Subdivision (1) with the intent to take, misapply, or convert the item to the person’s own use; or
(3) pays or delivers any item described by Subdivision (1) to any other person, knowing that the other person is not entitled to receive the item.
(b) An offense under this section is punishable by imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for a term of not more than 10 years or less than 2 years.
Terms Used In Texas Insurance Code 887.701
- Justice: when applied to a magistrate, means justice of the peace. See Texas Government Code 312.011
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Property: means real and personal property. See Texas Government Code 311.005