Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 12.04 - Classification of Felonies(a) Felonies are classified according to the relative seriousness of the offense into five categories:(2) felonies of the first degree;(3) felonies of the second degree;(4) felonies of the third degree; and(b) An offense designated a felony in this code without specification as to category is a state jail felony.Amended By Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. 9/1/1994.