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Tex. Penal Code § 12.23 (2026)

Class C Misdemeanor

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Sec. 12.23. CLASS C MISDEMEANOR. An individual adjudged guilty of a Class C misdemeanor shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $500.

Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 108, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.

SUBCHAPTER C. ORDINARY FELONY PUNISHMENTS


Notes of Decisions
Cited in 80 cases (7 in the last 5 years), 1974–2025 · leading case: Reeder v. Daniel, 61 S.W.3d 359 (Tex. 2001).
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Reeder v. Daniel, 61 S.W.3d 359 (Tex. 2001). · cites it 2× “Tex. Penal Code § 12.23. The Alcoholic Beverage Code was amended effective September 1, 1997, to change the misdemeanor to a Class B misdemeanor.”
Texas Boll Weevil Eradication Found., Inc. v. Lewellen, 952 S.W.2d 454 (Tex. 1997). · cites it 2× “126; Tex. Penal Code § 12.23), the Court asserts that this authority "strongly suggests an improper private delegation.”
State v. Sanders, 2008 WI 85 (Wis. 2008). · cites it 2× “" Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 12.23 (Vernon 2003).”
Logan v. State, 48 S.W.3d 296 (Tex. App. 2001). · cites it 2× “02(d)(1); Tex.Pen.Code Ann. § 12.23 (Vernon 1994). The most severe offense is for a claim of greater than or equal to $200,000.”
Azeez v. State, 248 S.W.3d 182 (Tex. Crim. App. 2008). “See Tex Penal Code § 12.23. 2 . Tex. Transp. Code § 543.”
Strong v. State, 87 S.W.3d 206 (Tex. App. 2002). “See Tex. Pen.Code Ann. §§ 12.23, 15.01(d), & 49.”
State v. Frank Empey, 502 S.W.3d 186 (Tex. App. 2016). · cites it 2× “03 (e)(1); see also Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 12.23 (West 2011) (“An individual adjudged guilty of a Class C misdemeanor shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $500.”
Frederick H. Garrett v. State, 424 S.W.3d 624 (Tex. App. 2013). · cites it 2× “See Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 12.23 (Vernon 2011).”
United States v. Gadison, 8 F.3d 186 (5th Cir. 1993). “Tex.Penal Code Ann. § 12.23 (Vernon 1974).”
Berrett v. State, 152 S.W.3d 600 (Tex. App. 2005). “413(d); Tex. Pen.Code Ann. § 12.23 (Vernon 2003).”
Roger Charles Bridges v. State, 389 S.W.3d 508 (Tex. App. 2012). “Tex. Penal Code §§ 12.23, 22.01(a)(2), (c).”
Gilbert Manly Spring v. Harry Caldwell, Chief of Police, City of Houston, State of Texas, Intervenor-Appellant, 692 F.2d 994 (5th Cir. 1982). “-02 is a $200 fine. No imprisonment is authorized because justice and municipal courts, which routinely hear cases under § 38.”
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