Sec. 103.014.  PENALTY FOR FALSE CLAIMS.  (a)  A person commits an offense if, with intent to obtain a benefit for himself or to harm another, he:
(1)  institutes a claim under this chapter in which he knows he has no interest;  or
(2)  institutes any suit or claim under this chapter that he knows is false.
(b)  An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 987, ch. 235, art. 1, Sec. 2(f), eff. Sept. 1, 1983.