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Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 12.02 — Misdemeanors
Current through 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)
Part of Chapter 12: LIMITATION, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.
Full text of Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 12.02
Statutory text current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025). This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Texas.
(a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c), the following charging instruments may be presented within two years from the date of the commission of the offense, and not afterward: (1) an indictment or information for any Class A or Class B misdemeanor; and (2) a complaint or information for any Class C misdemeanor. (b) An indictment, information, or complaint, as applicable, for assault under Section 22.01 , Penal Code, may be presented within three years from the date of the commission of the offense, and not afterward, if the offense: (1) is punishable as a misdemeanor; and (2) was committed against a person whose relationship to or association with the defendant is described by Section 71.0021 (b), 71.003 , or 71.005 , Family Code. (c) An indictment or information, as applicable, for failure to report child abuse or neglect may be presented within three years from the date the offense was discovered, and not afterward, if the offense is punishable as a Class A misdemeanor under Section 261.109 (c), Family Code.
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