Legal Question in Criminal Law in Texas

When I applied for a job 26 mos ago I embellished my educational credentials. The job I applied did not require the education. Did I commit a crime?


Asked on 8/02/10, 9:49 am

1 Answer from Attorneys

Keith Engelke Law Office of S. Keith Engelke

This is hard to answer without knowing the facts. Here is the law if you represented that you had a college or higher degree when you did not:

Section 32.52 of the Texas Penal code states that it is an offense if

a person uses or claims to hold a postsecondary degree that the person knows is a fraudulent or substandard degree or is ficticious or has otherwise not been granted to the person or has been revoked and uses or claims to hold that degree in a written or other promotion of a business or with the intent to obtain employment ...

So the short answer is it is against the law to represent that you had a college degree to obtain employment.

This is a class B misdemeanor punishable by a fine up to $2000 and a jail term of up to 180 days.

The good news is that the statute of limitations is 2 years. So it sounds like you are off the hook.

Of course, if you are arrested for this, youi will need an attorney. Make sure thay look into these issues.

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Answered on 8/07/10, 12:16 pm


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