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Tex. Penal Code § 12.04 — Classification of felonies

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

Part of Chapter 12: PUNISHMENTS, Texas Penal Code.

Full text of Tex. Penal Code § 12.04

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 § 12.04Primary source, current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

(a) Felonies are classified according to the relative seriousness of the offense into five categories: (1) capital felonies; (2) felonies of the first degree; (3) felonies of the second degree; (4) felonies of the third degree; and (5) state jail felonies. (b) An offense designated a felony in this code without specification as to category is a state jail felony.

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