Tex. Pen. Code § 72.05

Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.

Section 72.05 - Alternative Fine

Notwithstanding any other law, a court, after a hearing, may impose a fine, instead of an otherwise applicable fine, on a person convicted of an offense under Section 72.02, 72.03, or 72.04, through which the person derived pecuniary value or by which the person caused personal injury, property damage, or other loss, that does not exceed:

(1) the greater of:

(A) three times the gross value gained as a result of the offense; or

(B) three times the gross loss caused as a result of the offense; and

(2) the amount of the court costs and the reasonably incurred costs of investigation and prosecution.

Tex. Pen. Code § 72.05

Added by Acts 2023, Texas Acts of the 88th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 885,Sec. 6, eff. 9/1/2023.