{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-penal-code-12.34","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Penal Code § 12.34","heading":"THIRD DEGREE FELONY PUNISHMENT.","body":"(a) An individual adjudged guilty of a felony of the third degree shall be punished by imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for any term of not more than 10 years or less than 2 years.\n(b) In addition to imprisonment, an individual adjudged guilty of a felony of the third degree may be punished by a fine not to exceed $10,000.\nActs 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974. Renumbered from Penal Code Sec. 12.33 by Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 1124, ch. 426, art. 2, Sec. 2, eff. Jan. 1,1974. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 785, Sec. 4.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1989; Acts 1990, 71st Leg., 6th C.S., ch. 25, Sec. 7, eff. June 18, 1990; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.\nAmended by:\nActs 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 25.148, eff. September 1, 2009.","path":["PENAL CODE","TITLE 3. PUNISHMENTS","CHAPTER 12. PUNISHMENTS","SUBCHAPTER C. ORDINARY FELONY PUNISHMENTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PE/htm/PE.12.htm#12.34","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:34Z","sha256":"d5ba5c94f0960ef7316d33eca24ed359197646dd16401a7a3847fee08f7e933a","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-penal-code-12.33","next":"us-tx/tex.-penal-code-12.35"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}