TAMPER W/GOV REC-INS DOC (A)(1,3,4,6) IAT

Texas Penal Code § 37.10 prohibits tampering with a governmental record, and § 37.10(d) sets special grades when the record is a motor vehicle insurance document described by Texas Penal Code § 37.01(2)(D): a standard proof of motor vehicle liability insurance form, an insurance company certificate, an evidence of financial responsibility, or a document purporting to be such a form or certificate that was not issued by an authorized insurer. Under § 37.10(d)(2), the offense is a third-degree felony when committed by the modes listed in Subsection (a)(1), (3), (4), or (6): knowingly making a false entry in or false alteration of the record; intentionally destroying, concealing, removing, or otherwise impairing it; possessing, selling, or offering to sell the record or a blank form with intent that it be used unlawfully; or possessing, selling, or offering to sell it knowing it was unlawfully obtained.

Ranges are the statutory maximums for the level; enhancements, prior convictions and plea agreements change what is actually imposed.

Across 611 Texas bail settings for this charge (7 counties, Apr 2022 – Jun 2025), the median cash or surety bond was $5,000 (middle half: $2,500 – $10,000). 19% of defendants were released on a personal bond, and bail was denied in 35 cases. When this was the only charge at booking (196 records), the median was $5,000 and 45% got a personal bond.

Showing the 5 counties with the most records; use the selector for any county with at least 30. Per-charge bond settings on original magistrations, from Texas OCA bail reporting under SB 6. Bail is set case by case — these are statistics, not a prediction.

• TAMPER W/GOVERNMENT RECORD § 37.10(c)(1)
• TAMPER W/GOVERN RECORD DEFRAUD/HARM § 37.10(c)(1)
• TAMPER W/GOVERN RCD LIC/SEAL DEFRAUD/HARM IAT § 37.10(c)(2)(a)
• TAMPER W/GOV REC-INS DOC-DEFRAUD/HARM IAT § 37.10(d)(3)