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Tex. Penal Code § 12.02 (2026)

Classification Of Offenses

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Sec. 12.02. CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENSES. Offenses are designated as felonies or misdemeanors.

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 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2009–2025 · leading case: Keith Edward Curry v. the State of Texas (Tex. App. 2025).
Keith Edward Curry v. the State of Texas (Tex. App. 2025). “07(1)(a)–(b); see also TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. §§ 12.02–.43. The trial court signs and enters the written judgment, see TEX.”
Anthony Dephillip v. State (Tex. App. 2009). “TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. § 12.02 (b), (1) (Vernon Supp.”
Anthony Dephillip v. State (Tex. App. 2009). “Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 12.02 (b), (1) (Vernon Supp.”
Rodney E. Owens v. State (Tex. App. 2011). “Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 12.02 (Vernon 2003).”
Rodney E. Owens v. State (Tex. App. 2011). “Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 12.02 (Vernon 2003).”
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