{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-penal-code-12.02","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Penal Code § 12.02","heading":"CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENSES.","body":"Offenses are designated as felonies or misdemeanors.\nActs 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.","path":["PENAL CODE","TITLE 3. PUNISHMENTS","CHAPTER 12. PUNISHMENTS","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PE/htm/PE.12.htm#12.02","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:34Z","sha256":"6934cd6eb8b1d2f596aca832c9693699e30099167d7bb5763d4aa0b494cb3c97","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-penal-code-12.01","next":"us-tx/tex.-penal-code-12.03"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}