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Tex. Penal Code § 12.03 — Classification of misdemeanors

Current through 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

Part of Chapter 12: PUNISHMENTS, Texas Penal Code.

Full text of Tex. Penal Code § 12.03

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.

Tex. Penal Code § 12.03Primary source, current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

(a) Misdemeanors are classified according to the relative seriousness of the offense into three categories: (1) Class A misdemeanors; (2) Class B misdemeanors; (3) Class C misdemeanors. (b) An offense designated a misdemeanor in this code without specification as to punishment or category is a Class C misdemeanor. (c) Conviction of a Class C misdemeanor does not impose any legal disability or disadvantage.

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Tex. Penal Code § 12.03 (official source deep link)
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