Section 12.02 - Misdemeanors(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the following charging instruments may be presented within two years from the date of the commission of the offense, and not afterward: (1) an indictment or information for any Class A or Class B misdemeanor; and (2) a complaint or information for any Class C misdemeanor.
(b) An indictment, information, or complaint, as applicable, for assault under Section 22.01, Penal Code, may be presented within three years from the date of the commission of the offense, and not afterward, if the offense: (1) is punishable as a misdemeanor; and (2) was committed against a person whose relationship to or association with the defendant is described by Section 71.0021(b), 71.003, or 71.005, Family Code. Tex. Code Crim. Proc. § 12.02
Amended by Acts 2023, Texas Acts of the 88th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 118,Sec. 2, eff. 9/1/2023.Amended by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 472, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2009.Amended by Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 975, ch. 399, Sec. 2(B), eff. 1/1/1974.Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.