Texas Penal Code

§ 12.21 — CLASS A MISDEMEANOR

PE § 12.21Title 3. PUNISHMENTS · Ch. 12. PUNISHMENTS · Art. B. ORDINARY MISDEMEANOR PUNISHMENTS

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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.

Legislative history

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.