Sec. 62.561.  CRIMINAL PENALTY.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person intentionally makes a materially false or misleading statement to the commissioner with respect to the information required by this subchapter.
(b)  An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by:
(1)  a fine in an amount not to exceed $2,000;
(2)  confinement in county jail for a period not to exceed one year;  or
(3)  both the fine and confinement.
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1008, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.