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Tex. Penal Code § 12.41 — Classification of offenses outside this code

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

Part of Chapter 12: PUNISHMENTS, Texas Penal Code.

Full text of Tex. Penal Code § 12.41

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 § 12.41Primary source, current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

For purposes of this subchapter, any conviction not obtained from a prosecution under this code shall be classified as follows: (1) "felony of the third degree" if imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice or another penitentiary is affixed to the offense as a possible punishment; (2) "Class B misdemeanor" if the offense is not a felony and confinement in a jail is affixed to the offense as a possible punishment; (3) "Class C misdemeanor" if the offense is punishable by fine only.

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