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2025 Texas Statutes
Penal Code
Title 3 - Punishments
Chapter 12 - Punishments
Subchapter B. Ordinary Misdemeanor Punishments
Section 12.21. Class a Misdemeanor
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TX Penal Code § 12.21 (2025)
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Sec. 12.21. CLASS A MISDEMEANOR. An individual adjudged guilty of a Class A misdemeanor shall be punished by:
(1) a fine not to exceed $4,000;
(2) confinement in jail for a term not to exceed one year; or
(3) both such fine and confinement.
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.
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