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Tex. Penal Code § 72.05 — Alternative fine
Current through 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)
Part of Chapter 72: RACKETEERING AND UNLAWFUL DEBT COLLECTION, Texas Penal Code.
Full text of Tex. Penal Code § 72.05
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.
Notwithstanding any other law, a court, after a hearing, may impose a fine, instead of an otherwise applicable fine, on a person convicted of an offense under Section 72.02 , 72.03 , or 72.04 , through which the person derived pecuniary value or by which the person caused personal injury, property damage, or other loss, that does not exceed: (1) the greater of: (A) three times the gross value gained as a result of the offense; or (B) three times the gross loss caused as a result of the offense; and (2) the amount of the court costs and the reasonably incurred costs of investigation and prosecution.
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