Tex. Gov't Code § 821.102 · Subchapter B. PENAL PROVISIONS
PENALTIES.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) An offense under Section 821.101(a) or 821.101(b) is a felony punishable by imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for not less than one nor more than five years.
(b) An offense under Section 821.101(c) is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500.
(c) An offense under Section 821.101(d) is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981. Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 31.102 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 25.084, eff. September 1, 2009.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.821.htm
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