To: E.C.I.
Are these the articles you referenced:
§12.01. Punishment in accordance with code.
(a) A person adjudged guilty of an offense under this code shall be punished in accordance with this chapter and the Code of Criminal Procedure.
(b) Penal laws enacted after the effective date of this code shall be classified for punishment purposes in accordance with this chapter.
(c) This chapter does not deprive a court of authority conferred by law to forfeit property, dissolve a corporation, suspend or cancel a license or permit, remove a person from office, cite for contempt, or impose any other civil penalty. The civil penalty may be included in the sentence.
§12.03. Classification of misdemeanors.
(a) Misdemeanors are classified according to the relative seriousness of the offense into three categories:
(1) Class A misdemeanors;
(2) Class B misdemeanors;
(3) Class C misdemeanors.
(b) An offense designated a misdemeanor in this code without specification as to punishment or category is a Class C misdemeanor.
(c) Conviction of a Class C misdemeanor does not impose any legal disability or disadvantage.
276 posted on
09/28/2005 2:52:37 PM PDT by
hummingbird
(21st Century Newsreporting - "Don't get me started!")
To: hummingbird
281 posted on
09/28/2005 3:02:29 PM PDT by
E.C.I.
(Evil Conservative Industries)
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