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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


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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, 752 N.W.2d 713. · cites it 2× “" Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 12.23 (Vernon 2003).”
Logan v. State, 48 S.W.3d 296 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 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.—Dallas 2002). “See Tex. Pen.Code Ann. §§ 12.23, 15.01(d), & 49.”
State v. Frank Empey, 502 S.W.3d 186 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 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.—Houston [1st Dist.] 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.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2005). “413(d); Tex. Pen.Code Ann. § 12.23 (Vernon 2003).”
Roger Charles Bridges v. State, 389 S.W.3d 508 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2012). “Tex. Penal Code §§ 12.23, 22.01(a)(2), (c).”
Gilbert Manly Spring v. Harry Caldwell, 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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