Texas Penal Code

§ 12.04 — CLASSIFICATION OF FELONIES

PE § 12.04Title 3. PUNISHMENTS · Ch. 12. PUNISHMENTS · Art. A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

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(a)Felonies are classified according to the relative seriousness of the offense into five categories:

(1)capital felonies;

(2)felonies of the first degree;

(3)felonies of the second degree;

(4)felonies of the third degree; and

(5)state jail felonies.

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Legislative history

Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974. Amended by Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 1125, ch. 426, art. 2, Sec. 3, eff. Jan. 1, 1974; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.