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Tex. Penal Code § 12.01 (2026)

Punishment In Accordance With Code

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Sec. 12.01. PUNISHMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH CODE. (a) A person adjudged guilty of an offense under this code shall be punished in accordance with this chapter and the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(b) Penal laws enacted after the effective date of this code shall be classified for punishment purposes in accordance with this chapter.

(c) This chapter does not deprive a court of authority conferred by law to forfeit property, dissolve a corporation, suspend or cancel a license or permit, remove a person from office, cite for contempt, or impose any other civil penalty. The civil penalty may be included in the sentence.

Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 16 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1980–2025 · leading case: Garza v. State, 213 S.W.3d 338 (Tex. Crim. App. 2007).
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Garza v. State, 213 S.W.3d 338 (Tex. Crim. App. 2007). · cites it 2× “Tex. Pen.Code § 12.01(a). 30 . The Texas Penal Code was enacted in 1973, effective January 1, 1974.”
Tufele v. State, 130 S.W.3d 267 (Tex. App. 2004). “” See Tex Pen.Code ANN. § 12.01 (Vernon 1994). Section 12.”
Von Schounmacher v. State, 5 S.W.3d 221 (Tex. Crim. App. 1999). “See Tex. Pen.Code § 12.01. Based on the foregoing, the judgment of the Court of Appeals is reversed and the cause is remanded for consideration of appellant’s other points of error.”
Reidie James Jackson v. Oliver Bell, 484 S.W.3d 161 (Tex. App. 2015). “See generally Tex Penal Code Ann. § 12.01 et seq. (West 2011 & Supp.”
Morales v. State, 951 S.W.2d 59 (Tex. App. 1997). “The legislature has mandated that the offense of aggravated assault be punishable as a second degree felony. Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 22.02 (b) (Vernon 1994).”
Bruder v. State, 601 S.W.2d 102 (Tex. App. 1980). “I, § 19, and Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 12.01 (Vernon 1974).”
Burg, James Allan Ii (Tex. Crim. App. 2020). · cites it 2× “” Texas Penal Code Section 12.01 addresses punishment generally and provides that a person “adjudged guilty of an offense under the code shall be punished in accordance with this chapter and the Code of Criminal Procedure.”
Garza, Robert (Tex. Crim. App. 2007). · cites it 2× “Tex. Pen. Code § 12.01(a). 30. The Texas Penal Code was enacted in 1973, effective January 1, 1974.”
Harold T. Samuels v. State (Tex. App. 2016). “See TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. § 12.01(3)(A) (West Supp.”
Joe Roy Cockerham v. the State of Texas (Tex. App. 2023). “See TEX. PENAL CODE § 12.01(8). We note that none of new-trial evidence mentions the topic of an expunction.”
Bryan William Columbus v. the State of Texas (Tex. App. 2025). “A trial judge is specifically authorized to impose this $100 fine — not as a part of the punishment assessed, see TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. § 12.01(a); TEX. CODE CRIM.”
Paul Eugene Wagstaff v. State (Tex. App. 2007). “See Tex. Pen. Code Ann. § 12.01 (a) (Vernon 2003) ("A person adjudged guilty of an offense under this code shall be punished in accordance with this chapter and the Code of Criminal Procedure.”
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— Tex. Penal Code § 12.01(3)(A) — 1 case
Harold T. Samuels v. State (Tex. App. 2016). “See TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. § 12.01(3)(A) (West Supp.”
— Tex. Penal Code § 12.01(8) — 1 case
Joe Roy Cockerham v. the State of Texas (Tex. App. 2023). “See TEX. PENAL CODE § 12.01(8). We note that none of new-trial evidence mentions the topic of an expunction.”
— Tex. Penal Code § 12.01(a) — 3 cases
Garza v. State, 213 S.W.3d 338 (Tex. Crim. App. 2007). “Tex. Pen.Code § 12.01(a). 30 . The Texas Penal Code was enacted in 1973, effective January 1, 1974.”
Bryan William Columbus v. the State of Texas (Tex. App. 2025). “A trial judge is specifically authorized to impose this $100 fine — not as a part of the punishment assessed, see TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. § 12.01(a); TEX. CODE CRIM.”
Garza, Robert (Tex. Crim. App. 2007). “Tex. Pen. Code § 12.01(a). 30. The Texas Penal Code was enacted in 1973, effective January 1, 1974.”
— Tex. Penal Code § 12.01(b) — 2 cases
Garza v. State, 213 S.W.3d 338 (Tex. Crim. App. 2007). “Tex. Pen.Code § 12.01(a). 30 . The Texas Penal Code was enacted in 1973, effective January 1, 1974.”
Garza, Robert (Tex. Crim. App. 2007). “Tex. Pen. Code § 12.01(a). 30. The Texas Penal Code was enacted in 1973, effective January 1, 1974.”
— Tex. Penal Code § 12.01(c) — 1 case
Burg, James Allan Ii (Tex. Crim. App. 2020). “” Texas Penal Code Section 12.01 addresses punishment generally and provides that a person “adjudged guilty of an offense under the code shall be punished in accordance with this chapter and the Code of Criminal Procedure.”
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